The Fight (2020)

Name: The Fight
Director: Elyse Steinberg
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-07-31
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: Brigitte Amiri, David Cole, Lee Gelernt, Dale Ho

Documentary

Director: Elyse Steinberg

Cast: Brigitte Amiri, David Cole, Lee Gelernt, Dale Ho

Runtime97 min

RatingPG-13

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Inside the ACLU, five scrappy lawyers battle against the Trump administration’s historic assault on civil liberties - from separating families at the border, to rolling back transgender, reproductive, and voting rights.

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Director Elyse Steinberg's 2020 documentary 'The Fight' offers a compelling, insider look at the ACLU's tireless work defending civil liberties against the Trump administration's attacks. Fans of incisive, character-driven political dramas will appreciate the film's intimate portrait of the ACLU's scrappy, principled lawyers as they take on high-stakes battles over issues like family separation and voting rights.

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The Fight is a 2020 American documentary film directed and produced by Eli Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg. Kerry Washington serves as a producer under her Simpson Street banner. It follows legal battles that lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) had faced during the Trump administration.