# WTO/99

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2025 documentary film

WTO/99 Film poster Directed by Ian Bell Produced by Ian Bell Alex Megaro Laura Tatham Edited by Ian Bell Alex Megaro Production company Foghorn Features Distributed by Foghorn Features Release date February 28, 2025 (2025-02-28) (True/False Film Festival) Running time 102 minutes Country United States Language English

***WTO/99*** is a 2025 American documentary film about the [1999 Seattle WTO protests](/source/1999_Seattle_WTO_protests). The film is told entirely through archive footage. It is edited, produced, and directed by Ian Bell. It premiered at the [True/False Film Festival](/source/True%2FFalse_Film_Festival) in February 2025.[1]

## Reception

### Critical response

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On the [review aggregator](/source/Review_aggregator) website [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes), 84% of 19 critics' reviews are positive.[2]

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[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which uses a [weighted average](/source/Weighted_arithmetic_mean), assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[3]

Vikram Murthi of *[IndieWire](/source/IndieWire)* gave the film a B+ and wrote, "The ominous tone *WTO/99* slowly adopts suggests a perennial truth, one that becomes more frustrating as time marches on: We will witness history repeat itself again and again until we choose to learn from it."[4]

### Accolades

The film was nominated for Best Archival Documentary at the [10th Critics' Choice Documentary Awards](/source/10th_Critics'_Choice_Documentary_Awards).[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["WTO/99"](https://web.archive.org/web/20251023121928/https://wexarts.org/film-video/wto-99). *[Wexner Center for the Arts](/source/Wexner_Center_for_the_Arts)*. Archived from [the original](https://wexarts.org/film-video/wto-99) on October 23, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["WTO/99"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wto_99). *[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)*. Retrieved April 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["WTO/99"](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/wto99/). *[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)*. Retrieved April 22, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Murthi, Vikram (December 5, 2025). ["'WTO/99' Review: A Chilling Archival Documentary Captures the End of the 20th Century on Camera"](https://web.archive.org/web/20251209102731/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/wto-99-documentary-review-1235165170/). *[IndieWire](/source/IndieWire)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/wto-99-documentary-review-1235165170/) on December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Nominations Unveiled For The Tenth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards"](https://web.archive.org/web/20251118032132/https://www.criticschoice.com/2025/10/14/nominations-unveiled-for-the-tenth-annual-critics-choice-documentary-awards/). *[Critics Choice Association](/source/Critics_Choice_Association)*. October 14, 2025. Archived from [the original](https://www.criticschoice.com/2025/10/14/nominations-unveiled-for-the-tenth-annual-critics-choice-documentary-awards/) on November 18, 2025. Retrieved December 27, 2025.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.wto99doc.com/)

- [*WTO/99*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35670909/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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