FilipeManuelNeto2022-11-19T12:38:51.495Z

4/10

It has some points of merit, but lacks neutrality.

I was too young in 1999 to remember this World Trade Organization meeting. However, I am fully aware that this type of summit is usually a rallying point for demonstrators in favor of a thousand ideals: rebels wi...

Wuchak2025-12-11T20:25:40.290Z

6/10

Rebels needing a cause vs. SWAT police in Jet City

I never knew there was a battle in Seattle and learned that the ‘battle’ refers to the protests that halted the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) summit in Seattle from Nov 30 to Dec 3. Not being a fan of the...

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Release

07/09/2007

Rating

⭐ 6.3/10

Runtime

99 min

Status

Released

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$908,847

Genres

Action Drama

Languages

English

Production

Links

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Battle in Seattle

Thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (World Trade Organization). 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.