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Battle in Seattle is a 2007 political action-thriller film written and directed by Stuart Townsend, in his directorial debut. The story is loosely based on the protest activity at the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2007.
Battle in Seattle: Directed by Stuart Townsend. With André 3000, Jennifer Carpenter, Isaach De Bankolé, Woody Harrelson. Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.
- (15K)
- Action, Drama, History
- Stuart Townsend
- 2008-05-07
In 1999, members of the World Trade Organization arrive in Seattle for negotiations that are closed to the public. Concerned about globalization, activists Jay (Martin Henderson), Lou (Michelle...
- (61)
- Stuart Townsend
- R
- André Benjamin
Battle in Seattle (2007) Original Trailer [HD] Directed by Stuart Townsend. Starring André 3000, Jennifer Carpenter and Woody Harrelson.Battle in Seattle Blu-ray :...
- 3 min
- 5.8K
- HD Retro Trailers
Mar 9, 2008 · 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 pitted protesters against the Seattle Police Department and the National Guard.
Sep 25, 2008 · Jay (Martin Henderson) leads the protesters in Battle in Seattle. “Battle in Seattle” takes the actual 1999 protests against a summit meeting of the World Trade Organization and uses them as a backdrop for a fictional story about characters swept up in the tumult.
Battle in Seattle. In November 1999, Seattle broke into a full-scale state of emergency as thousands of peaceful protesters gathered in resistance to the World Trade Organization. The city's mayor, a SWAT cop on the streets and his pregnant wife and four demonstrators are caught in the crossfire as their lives intersect in the ensuing riots.
