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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