THE FIGHT

★★★★

OUT NOW / DIGITAL / CERT TBC / 96 MINS

DIRECTORS Elyse Steinberg, Joshua Kriegman, Eli B. Despres

PARTICIPANTS Lee Gelernt, Chase Strangio, Dale Ho

On the 100th anniversary of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the makers of the Bafta-nominated Weiner follow the progress of four high-profile cases brought against the Trump administration. Told through the eyes of the lawyers and those affected by their life-changing victories and heart-breaking defeats, it’s a worthy attempt to document the organisation’s seemingly endless struggle against this administration’s manifold constitutional violations. It’s also cleareyed when it comes to addressing the ACLU’S more controversial stances, such as its approval of the white supremacists’ march in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to the death of Heather Heyer.