The Fight (2020)

Directed by

Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union as they take on multiple legal challenges during the Trump administration. It shows their work behind the scenes in real court cases.

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What happens

The Fight is a 2020 American documentary film directed and produced by Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg. Kerry Washington serves as a producer under her Simpson Street banner. It follows legal battles that lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had faced during the Trump administration. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, where it won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact Filmmaking. It was released in the United States on July 31, 2020, by Magnolia Pictures and Topic Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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