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Chi-Raq (/ ʃ aɪ ˈ r æ k /) is a 2015 American musical crime comedy drama film, directed and produced by Spike Lee and co-written by Lee and Kevin Willmott. Set in Chicago , the film focuses on the gang violence prevalent in neighborhoods on the city's south side , particularly the Englewood neighborhood.
- $15 million
- December 4, 2015 (United States)
- Spike Lee
- Terence Blanchard
Dec 2, 2016 · A modern adaptation of Aristophanes' Lysistrata, set in Chicago's Southside amid gang violence. The film features Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes and more, and explores race, sex and violence in America.
- (11K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Spike Lee
- 2016-12-02
Dec 2, 2015 · A modern adaptation of Aristophanes' "Lysistrata", the film follows a woman who leads a sex strike to end the gang wars in Chicago. The film features rap songs, rhyming dialogue, and a narrator by Samuel L. Jackson.
Chi-Raq is a 2015 comedy-drama film directed by Spike Lee, inspired by Aristophanes' Lysistrata. It follows a group of women who urge their men to end the cycle of violence in Chicago, using humor, song and dance.
- (151)
- Spike Lee
- R
- Nick Cannon
Nov 25, 2015 · Don’t come to Chi-Raq looking for a carefully articulated, plot-driven exposé into America’s gang and gun cultures. Oh, a message gets out, but this a Spike Lee joint and, as his mid-career ...
- Jordan Hoffman
- 3 min
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Directed by the critically acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee, 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 ...
Dec 9, 2015 · Chi-Raq is the leader of the purple-clad Spartan gang, as well as a local hip-hop artist with big-time aspirations, and that combination of interests and talents is one of the movie’s big ...
