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.
Plot summary
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.
Release Dates
* September 19, 2008 - New York, Seattle, Washington DC, San Francisco, San Rafael, Minneapolis, Columbus (OH)
* September 24, 2008 - Sacramento
* September 25, 2008 - Pittsburgh
* September 26, 2008 - Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Boston
* October 3, 2008 - Plano/Dallas/Houston/Austin/San Antonio (TX), Santa Barbara, Nashville, Denver, Philadelphia, Charlotte (NC), Portland (OR), Milwaukee/Madison (WI), Cleveland (OH)
* October 10, 2008 - Olympia (WA)
Cast
* Martin Henderson as Jay
* Michelle Rodriguez as Lou
* Charlize Theron as Ella
* Woody Harrelson as Dale
* André Benjamin as Django
* Connie Nielsen as Jean
* Ray Liotta as Mayor Jim Tobin
* Channing Tatum as Johnson
Filming locations
* Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
o University of British Columbia, Point Grey Campus
o Granville Square
o Corner of Hastings and Hornby
o Foot of Vancouver Public Library
o Fraser Street, between 41st and 49th Avenues
* Seattle, Washington