The Trial of the Chicago 7

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

R 09/25/2020 (US) Drama, History 2h 10m

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In 1968, democracy refused to back down.

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What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.

Aaron Sorkin

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Eddie Redmayne

Tom Hayden
Sacha Baron Cohen

Abbie Hoffman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Richard Schultz
Michael Keaton

Ramsey Clark
Frank Langella

Judge Julius Hoffman
John Carroll Lynch

David Dellinger
Mark Rylance

William Kunstler
Alex Sharp

Rennie Davis
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Bobby Seale
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A review by Manuel São Bento

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Written by Manuel São Bento on October 15, 2020

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Aaron Sorkin has been around for quite some time. A Few Good Men, Moneyball, Steve Jobs, and arguably one of the best movies of the last decade, The Social Network, all have one thing in common: Sorkin as a screenwriter, but not as the director. Molly's Game was Sorkin's directorial debut, which makes The Trial of the Chicago 7 only his second time in the director's chair. I've either loved or liked every film from him, so obviously, my expectations were already high enough solely due to his pre... read the rest.

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