Battle in Seattle

2007
12
1 Std. 39 Min.

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Charlize Theron, Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Connie Nielsen, André 3000, Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez, and Channing Tatum in Battle in Seattle (2007)

Political Drama Action Drama History Thriller

Aktivisten kommen massenhaft in Seattle, Washington, an, um gegen ein Treffen der Welthandelsorganisation zu protestieren. Es kommt zu Unruhen und Chaos, als die Demonstranten die WTO-Treffe... Alles lesenAktivisten kommen massenhaft in Seattle, Washington, an, um gegen ein Treffen der Welthandelsorganisation zu protestieren. Es kommt zu Unruhen und Chaos, als die Demonstranten die WTO-Treffen erfolgreich stoppen.Aktivisten kommen massenhaft in Seattle, Washington, an, um gegen ein Treffen der Welthandelsorganisation zu protestieren. Es kommt zu Unruhen und Chaos, als die Demonstranten die WTO-Treffen erfolgreich stoppen.

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6,6/10

15.297

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Auszeichnungen
- 1 Gewinn & 4 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Writing and directing debut of actor Stuart Townsend.

Patzer
The actor playing Governor Gary Locke speaks English in a thick Chinese accent. Gary Locke is a third generation Asian-American born and raised in Washington state who speaks perfect English in a North Western American accent.

Zitate
Jay: I don't blame you. I mean, I do, but... Shit, you're not the problem. You're just doing your job, i guess. The people I'm really trying to fight are the ones who destroy so much, and they hurt so many lives. Not just one. Literally, millions. And no one ever points a gun at them. You know, they just seem so, unaccountable. Untouchable. Just seems kind of fucked that you're... You and me are the ones that have to fight each other.

Crazy Credits
A Special Thanks to AWI and Ben White (who passed away in July of 2005) for the creation of the sea turtle costumes and the coordination of their use in protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattle, Washington in 1999. We are indebted to various non-profit organizations and individuals who aided with manufacturing the costumes, and to the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Ben White for creating the idea for the sea turtle costumes. It was AWI's international coordinator, Ben White, who created those costumes and came up with the idea to put hundreds of people in sea turtle costumes on the streets of Seattle. We will miss Ben and his dedication to make the world a better place.

Alternative Versionen
Available in two different versions. Runtimes are: "1h 39m (99 min)" and " 1h 38m (98 min) (United States)".

Verbindungen
Edited from Trade Off (2000)

Soundtracks
Silent Night
Written by Franz Xaver Gruber (uncredited) and Joseph Mohr (uncredited)
Arrangement by Jean Robitaille
Image Sonore Éditions

Benutzerrezensionen57

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

7/10

Protests, riots and violence in a film with a message.

This is a film concerning the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organisation meeting. Protesters had planned in advance to disrupt the meeting seeing the WTO as an unelected, unaccountable, self interest group that continues to put profit before people and denies legitimate scrutiny a voice.

It has a few stories on the go to show what happens to both sides of the argument(s). Woody Harrelson plays a violent cop whose pregnant wife gets caught up and Channing Tatum is here in an early role also as a cop. Ray Liotta plays the City Mayor who is torn between having a successful summit and not wanting to use violence.

There are a number of issues touched on here and the film struggles to be balanced to both sides – using the individual stories to illustrate how both sides do wrong. That could be where it falls down – it tries too hard to be reasonable. The WTO is a self interest group who uses sticking plaster solutions to Global problems as a smokescreen to its bloated ambitions of World trade and the never ending greed engendered by the profit motive.

The acting though is all very good, but it does get a bit over emotional on one too many occasions. In stressful situations – feelings do run high and as such the lapses here are forgivable. Having said all of the above I still thought this was a compelling watch and so can recommend.