This Is What Democracy Looks Like

2000 1h 12m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 7

Documentary

Synopsis

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This film, shot by 100 amateur camera operators, tells the story of the enormous street protests in Seattle, Washington in November 1999, against the World Trade Organization summit being held there. Vowing to oppose, among other faults, the WTO's power to arbitrally overrule nations' environmental, social and labour policies in favour of unbridled corporate greed, protestors from all around came out in force to make their views known and stop the summit. Against them is a brutal police force and a hostile media as well as the stain of a minority of destructively overzealous comrades. Against all odds, the protesters bravely faced fierce opposition to take back the rightful democratic power that the political and corporate elite of the world is determined to deny the little people.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Noam Chomsky
Himself
Susan Sarandon
Narrator (voice)
Michael Franti
Narrator (voice)
Vandana Shiva
Herself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rick Rowley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jill Friedberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Noam Chomsky and Susan Sarandon and Michael Franti carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0265871 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Rick Rowley directs. Jill Friedberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Jill Friedberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Noam Chomsky and Susan Sarandon and Michael Franti carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0265871 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.