Watch Breaking the Spell

This controversial American documentary follows the 1999 Seatle WTO protests, their violent conflagration as well as the aftermath of the event. The documentary uses footage from the riots, as well as from personal interviews with those that attended to craft a anarchistic portrait that is extremely critical of the law enforcement and political figures of the time, especially those that had a hand in the protests.

The WTO protests started in 1999 during the world trade negotiations that were set to occur in Seattle, Washington. However, the trade meeting was quickly overshadowed by the sudden appearance of large numbers of anti-globalization movement members who were viciously attacked by cops.