Chi-Raq
2015·United States·127 min.
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A drama centered on the growing violence in Chicago. Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes. After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata organize against the on-going violence in Chicago’s Southside creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.
DirectorSpike Lee
MusicTerence Blanchard
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
CastNick Cannon·Wesley Snipes·Teyonah Parris·Jennifer Hudson·Steve Harris·Harry Lennix·D.B. Sweeney·Angela Bassett·John Cusack·Samuel L. Jackson·Common·Dave Chappelle·David Patrick Kelly·Satchel LeeShow all
Original titleChi-Raq
Also known asChiraq