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Airdate: The Trial of the Chicago 7

Aaron Sorkin film dramatises the case around 7 anti-Vietnam War protesters, with a top-line cast.

Netflix film The Trial of the Chicago 7 dramatises the case around 7 anti-Vietnam War protesters in 1968.

Written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, the top-line cast includes Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Robbins, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, and Jeremy Strong.

What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest—including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale—were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.

Friday October 16 on Netflix.

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