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Chi-Raq

Lionsgate | Release Date: December 4, 2015

Summary: 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.

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Runtime:	127 min
Rating:	Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use
Production:	40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
Genres:	Drama, Comedy, Crime, Musical
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Home Release Date:	Jan 26, 2016

Director	Credit
Spike Lee	Director

Writer	Credit
Aristophanes	Writer
Kevin Willmott	Written By
Spike Lee	Written By

Principal Cast	Credit
Angela Bassett	Miss Helen
D.B. Sweeney	Mayor McCloud
David Patrick Kelly	General King Kong
Jennifer Hudson	Irene
John Cusack	Father Mike Corridan
Nick Cannon	Chi-Raq
Samuel L. Jackson	Dolmedes
Teyonah Parris	Lysistrata
Wesley Snipes	Cyclops

Cast	Credit
Alex Zelenka	Chicago Cop
Angela Bassett	Miss Helen
Anthony Fitzpatrick	Chief Riptide
Anya Engel-Adams	Rasheeda
Common	Cast
Corey Hendrix	Jah
D.B. Sweeney	Mayor McCloud
Dave Chappelle	Morris
David Patrick Kelly	Major King Kong
Ebony Joy	Marcy
Felicia Pearson	Dania
Harry Lennix	Commissioner Blades
Isiah Whitlock Jr	Bacchos
Jennifer Hudson	Irene
Jeremy Piven	Cast
John Cusack	Father Mike Corridan
La La Anthony	Hecuba
Michelle Mitchenor	Indigo
Nick Cannon	Chi-Raq
Samuel L. Jackson	Dolmedes
Sarunas J. Jackson	Big Mike
Steve Harris	Old Duke
Teyonah Parris	Lysistrata
Val Warner	Electra Johnson
Wesley Snipes	Cyclops

Producer	Credit
Jason Sokoloff	Line Producer
Jon Kilik	Executive Producer
Kevin Willmott	Executive Producer
Spike Lee	Producer