The trailer for “Battle in Seattle” has been released online; the feature played at the SXSW Film Festival back in March to a good reception. It chronicles the riots that occurred during the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle when Northwest Pacific hippies already miserable from the constant rain used the event as an excuse to go ape shit and turned the city asunder. It was written and directed by Stuart Townsend in his directorial debut.
The film has a fair amount of stars for an indie flick, including Woody Harrelson, Ray Liotta, Charlize Theron, Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000 who dresses like a turtle cause he’s an animal rights activist; they all came out of the wordwork on that day), Michelle Rodriguez and a host of other characters. The flick comes out on September 19th in a limited release.
