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This Is What Democracy Looks Like

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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.

Documentary
Seattle, WashingtonProtestWorld Trade Organisation

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What is This Is What Democracy Looks Like (2000) about?

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…

Who stars in This Is What Democracy Looks Like?

This Is What Democracy Looks Like stars Noam Chomsky (Himself), Susan Sarandon (Narrator (voice)), Michael Franti (Narrator (voice)), Vandana Shiva (Herself). The film was directed by Jill Friedberg.

How long is This Is What Democracy Looks Like?

This Is What Democracy Looks Like has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2000.

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This Is What Democracy Looks Like holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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