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Battle in Seattle
Director: Stuart Townsend
Release Date: September 19, 2008
Starring: Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin, Connie Nielsen, Ray Liotta, Channing Tatum
Language: English
Country: United States
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Battle in Seattle is a film and the directorial debut of actor Stuart Townsend, that is based on the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity. Actor-turned-filmmaker Stuart Townsend makes his screenwriting and directorial debut with this ensemble film set during the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle and presenting the riots that swept through the streets during the five-day conference from a variety of different perspectives. Charlize Theron, André Benjamin, and Martin Henderson, Ray Liotta, and Woody Harrelson star.
Thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (World Trade Organization). The movie takes an in-depth look at characters during those five days in 1999 as demonstrators protested the meeting of the WTO in Seattle’s streets. Although it began as a peaceful protest with a goal of stopping the WTO talks, it escalated into a full-scale riot and eventually, a State of Emergency that put protesters against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard.
Its November 1999, and five days are about to rock the world as tens of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets of Seattle in protest of the World Trade Organizations Ministerial Meeting. Among them are Django (Andre Benjamin), Sam (Jennifer Carpenter), Lou (Michelle Rodriguez) and Jay (Martin Henderson). Each has a unique story, but theyre united in a common desire to be heard and to make a difference in the world. For these four protesters, this is very personal and the stakes are higher than mere politics.
A peaceful demonstration to stop the WTO talks quickly escalates into a full-scale riot, and soon a State of Emergency is declared by the Mayor of Seattle. The streets are mayhem, and the WTO is paralyzed. Caught in the crossfire of civil liberties and keeping the peace are Seattle residents, including its beleaguered mayor (Ray Liotta), a riot cop on the streets (Woody Harrelson) and his pregnant wife (Charlize Theron). The choices they all make will change their lives forever.
Writer/Director Stuart Townsend brings together this talented ensemble to intertwine different points of view from protesters and police to delegates and doctors — each of whom intentionally or accidentally find themselves on the streets of Seattle in those last days of the millennium. Townsend seamlessly merges footage of the real event with his fictional narrative. Ultimately, Battle in Seattle illustrates that even against incredible odds, ordinary people can change the world.
Cast:
- Martin Henderson as Jay
- Michelle Rodriguez as Lou
- Charlize Theron as Ella
- Woody Harrelson as Dale
- Andre Benjamin as Django
- Connie Nielsen as Jean
- Ray Liotta as Mayor Jim Tobin
- Channing Tatum as Johnson
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