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Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Film set during the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle and presenting the riots that swept through the streets during the five-day conference from the perspectives of police, protestors and city officials.

A typically laid-back Northwestern city, Seattle erupted into violence when tens of thousands of protestors flooded the streets to voice their disapproval of the high-profile World Trade Organization conference.

Last on

Thu 16 Feb 2012 23:35 BBC One except Northern Ireland

Credits

Ella
Charlize Theron
Dale
Woody Harrelson
Mayor Jim Tobin
Ray Liotta
Django Mills
Andre Benjamin
Sam
Jennifer Carpenter
Jay Elgin
Martin Henderson
Jean
Connie Nielsen
Lou Castille
Michelle Rodriguez
Carla
Ivana Milicevic
Governor
Tzi Ma
Randall
Joshua Jackson
Johnson
Channing Tatum
Director
Stuart Townsend
Producer
Stuart Townsend
Writer
Stuart Townsend

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 Jan 2011 23:30 BBC Two except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)

  • Thu 16 Feb 2012 23:35 BBC One except Northern Ireland

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