The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Writer-director Aaron Sorkin has delivered an electric and profound and important take on the 1969 trial of Abbie Hoffman (Sacha Baron Cohen), Tom Hayden (Eddie Redmayne) and other protest leaders charged with inciting riots at the Democratic convention the year before. - Four stars