Set to the music of revolution, then and now, Chicago 10 is a parable of hope, the story of young Americans speaking out and taking a stand in the face of a heavily armed police force.

The film features the voices of actors Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Nick Nolte, Mark Ruffalo, Roy Scheider, Liev Schreiber, and Jeffrey Wright in an animated re-enactment of the trial based on transcripts and rediscovered audio recordings. It also contains archive footage of David Dellinger, Abbie Hoffman, William Kunstler, Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale, and Leonard Weinglass, and of the protest and riot itself. (CBC review)