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Year2007GenreDocumentaryParentsOffensive language, sexual contentLength1:50DirectorBrett MorgenWriterBrett MorgenStarringStudioRoadside Attractions
Synopsis
CHICAGO 10 tells the story of the buildup and unraveling of the Chicago Conspiracy trial not as "history," but as an electrifying experience felt with up-to-the- moment immediacy. Interweaving footage of the brutal clashes between police and demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic convention with 3-D animated reenactments of the outrageous trial that followed it, Morgen turns the audience into eyewitnesses of violent turmoil and absurdist spectacle. Set to a blazing soundtrack that ranges from Black Sabbath and Steppenwolf to the Beastie Boys and Eminem, "Chicago 10" is a stirring account of young Americans taking a stand in the face of an oppressive government -- a story with deep resonance to the world of today.