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.
Acting
Woody Harrelson's cop spiral is uncomfortably real
Direction
Townsend's debut captures documentary-level street chaos
Writing
Six interweaving narratives that actually land
Director
Stuart Townsend
Martin Henderson
Jay
Michelle Rodriguez
Lou
Woody Harrelson
Dale
Charlize Theron
Ella
Jennifer Carpenter
Sam
André 3000
Django
Ray Liotta
Mayor Jim Tobin
Connie Nielsen
Jean
Rade Šerbedžija
Dr. Maric
Ivana Miličević
Carla
Tzi Ma
Governor
Joshua Jackson
Randall
Christopher Jacot
Michael
Isaach de Bankolé
Abasi
Steve Baran
Rioter (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real protest footage is blended with recreation — Townsend interviewed actual WTO protesters for years. André 3000 improvised most of Django's journalist rants.
This was Stuart Townsend's directorial debut after losing Aragorn to Viggo Mortensen. Charlize Theron (his partner then) took the role partly to support him — their real relationship adds uncomfortable weight to Ella and Jay's collapse.
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