Netflix has uploaded the full-length trailer for the drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 [TCHI7] based on the historical events. Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II star in the film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin [ASORK]. The Trial of the Chicago 7 opens in theaters this Friday on September 25th and gets three weeks of limited release before hitting Netflix on October 16th.
What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. The organizers of the protest—including Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden and Bobby Seale—were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.