The Trial of the Chicago 7, offering a thrilling look at one of the most infamous trials in American history.Directed by The West Wing‘s Aaron Sorkin, the courtroom drama tells the story of seven anti-war activists who stood accused of conspiring to incite a riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.The trial was set to include eight defendants until Black Panther Party co-founder Bobby Seale had his trial separated from the rest of the group.In the first trailer, Sacha Baron Cohen appears as Abbie Hoffman, who became a defining face of the anti-war movement in the late 1960s.The trailer also offers a brief look at the riots that led to the eventual trial – with Cohen joined by an all-star cast that includes the likes.
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