Battle in Seattle poster

Battle in Seattle

Six lives, six battles, one city.

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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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$8M
Box office
$908.8K
Language
English
  • seattle, washington
  • protest
  • based on true story
  • world trade organisation
  • 1990s

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR9 Mar 2008
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical7 Sept 2007
  • FinlandFI

    • PhysicalK-167 Sept 2007
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP7 May 2008
  • GermanyDE

    • Physical164 Jun 2010
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical1615 May 2008
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/129 Oct 2008
  • SwedenSE

    • Physical157 Sept 2007

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Battle in Seattle was released on 7 September 2007.

Audience reviews

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  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    11/19/2022

    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 without a cause, anarchists, socialists, communists, environmentalists, conspiracy theorists... I don't really know what happened, but there is no do…

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    Wuchak

    12/11/2025

    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 typical ‘protestor’ who annoyingly blocks traffic, I put off seeing this docudrama; the fact that it bombed at the box office didn’t help. However…

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