Friday night I saw The Battle in Seattle, a film about the WTO meetings in Seattle. It is a powerful look into the growing resistance to the WTO. The film left my friends and I feeling that we really ought to know more about the pros and cons of the WTO considering how moved so many people are to action by the negitive impacts of the organization.
The story interweaves the plot lines of behind the scenes organizers of the major protests, the stress the mayor and governor are under to keep peace, the impact the protests have on the WTO, the WTO's shutting down of undesirable talks at the meeting, and the horrific instances of police brutality and the young protesters willingness to overcome in pursuit of the seemingly hundreds of causes or reasons to protest the WTO.
I give the film 'ten hundred million' stars (This is a language I learned from my daughter). It was eye opening for sure.
See the Smartest People In The Room for more great film on this topic!
IMDB has to say the following on The Battle in Seattle
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.
| Martin Henderson [1] | ... | Jay | |
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Woody Harrelson [2] | ... | Dale |
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Charlize Theron [3] | ... | Ella |
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André Benjamin [4] | ... | Django |
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Michelle Rodriguez [5] | ... | Lou |
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Rade Serbedzija [6] | ... | Dr. Maric |
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Ray Liotta [7] | ... | Mayor Jim Tobin |
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Ivana Milicevic [8] | ... | Carla |
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Joshua Jackson [9] | ... | Randall |
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Connie Nielsen [10] | ... | Jean |
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Channing Tatum [11] | ... | Johnson |
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Barbara Tyson [12] | ... | Anna |
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Tobias Mehler [13] | ... | Jonathan |
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Max Teichan [15] | ... | Man / Father |
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Richard Ian Cox [16] | ... | Mayor's Assistant |