The film is based on a real civil rights struggle in American history
The story takes place in the 1960s, when the United States was mired in the quagmire of the Vietnam War. This unwinnable war, protracted for a long time, and the continuous promulgation of the troop increase plan, has stimulated domestic anti-war sentiment.
So there were three groups of people urging people to stage a peaceful protest in Chicago during the upcoming 1968 Democratic convention.
Tom and Lenny, representatives of the student movement, said it didn't matter which party came to power, they just went to Chicago to show their unity and their distaste for war. They went to Chicago to end the war.
Abby and Jerry represent another current movement in the United States - the hippies, who say they want to go to Chicago, as long as they stay in the park. Just sing Woody Guthrie and predict how mad the cops will be at the behest of the mayor of Chicago. But it's okay, we went with peace.
Another advocate of the nonviolent movement, David, is a Boy Scout leader and has a strong anti-war spirit. He swore that he would always solve problems in a non-violent way, and never make exceptions. Before leaving, David's son asked: What if the police beat you? David asked back: Why did the police beat me? If the police had to beat me, I would be very calm and very polite to say that we would not rush into the conference venue with a tank and tear gas, we would just rush into the hearts and minds of the American people.
Black Panther Party leader Bobby was invited by Fred of the Chicago Black Panther Party branch to go to a Chicago park to speak to 5,000 people who were peacefully protesting and stayed for only 4 hours. I have to say, this black guy seems to be giving a peace speech with a powder keg. He said: Dr. Kim, he has a dream? But he has only one bullet in his head right now. Martin, Malm is dead, Medgar is dead, Robert Kennedy is dead, Jesus is dead, they all worked peacefully, now we have to try something else
The fourth wave: Lee and John, there is not much description in the film, probably as Abby said: they are just a cameo in a political approval, the people who exonerate the jury. That way the jury won't have a bad conscience when it convicts someone else.
In the blink of an eye, 5 months after the Chicago Democratic Congress, Nixon took office, and the current Attorney General, John Mitchell, met with federal prosecutor Richard. In Mitchell's eyes, a group of unruly people seeks to destroy American society, so a cleanup operation is required, and each of them is expected to be sentenced to ten years in prison. Undoubtedly, from the very beginning of this approval, the ending has already been decided!
The whole world is watching: an unjust trial that lasted more than 100 days officially begins: 8 defendants, 2 prosecution lawyers, 2 prosecution lawyers, 12 jurors, 4 alternate jurors, one presiding judge.
The movie is interspersed with a review of the Chicago riots throughout the trial.
The leaders of the three waves of protesters, before entering Chicago, have repeatedly demanded the requisition of the park for non-violent gatherings, and joked that if a demonstration venue is not provided, a venue fee of $100,000 can be given. The government refused and contacted federal authorities, accusing the demonstrators of extortion.
Black Panther leader Bobby was unfairly approved. His attorney did not appear in court due to gallbladder surgery. During the trial, the presiding judge who discriminated against blacks scolded him in every possible way, making him embarrassed. In the end, his body language was too violent and his hands and feet were tied in court. , keep your mouth shut. Later, the prosecutor's lawyer couldn't stand it anymore, and demanded that black people be separated for approval.
During the demonstration, the Chicago police privately sent beautiful eyeliners, drug addicts undercover, contacted the defendant, obtained evidence against the defendant, and even tampered with fabricated evidence at will. Hey, isn't this what we often call fishing law enforcement?
For a political approval that has been finalized, no amount of efforts will be in vain.
Even in the end, everyone suddenly realized that they carried out this unfair approval only because the current attorney general was dissatisfied with the attorney general of the previous government. Sure enough, when they asked Clara, the former attorney general, to testify in court, the presiding judge asked the jury to recuse themselves, and the cross-examination of the witness Clara was not recorded in the evidence.
The unrecorded cross-examination revealed that the Chicago police were the initiators of the riot, and that this demonstration, which took place in the previous administration, had been acquitted and unplanned. After the current government came to power, they were all sentenced.
After six months of unjust trial, the calm and polite David raised an angry fist. At the end of the trial, Tom, the declarant, read the names of 4,752 American soldiers who died during the Vietnam War, causing an uproar in the entire court. Although the five defendants were sentenced, they won rounds of applause.
"Your Majesty, we are really guilty. You let the jury judge us. You obviously already think that we are guilty in your heart, and you have already made a verdict,"
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