Chicago 10 (2007)

Directed by

Brett Morgen

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary mixes animation and archival footage to recount the 1969 trial of eight antiwar activists. It focuses on the protests and legal battle that followed the chaos at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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What happens

Chicago 10: Speak Your Peace is a 2007 American animated documentary written and directed by Brett Morgen that tells the story of the Chicago Eight. The Chicago Eight were charged by the United States federal government with conspiracy, crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot, and other charges related to anti-Vietnam War and countercultural protests in Chicago, Illinois during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. The film features the voices of Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Nick Nolte, Mark Ruffalo, Roy Scheider, Liev Schreiber, James Urbaniak, and Jeffrey Wright in an animated reenactment of the trial based on transcripts and rediscovered audio recordings. It also contains archival footage of Abbie Hoffman, David Dellinger, William Kunstler, Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale, Tom Hayden, and Leonard Weinglass, and of the protest and riot itself. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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