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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 · Chi-Raq: Directed by Spike Lee. With Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett. A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago, Illinois.
- (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. With rap, rhyme, and humor, Lee explores the causes and consequences of gun violence and social injustice.
Dec 4, 2015 · Watch Chi-Raq with a subscription on Prime Video. Chi-Raq is as urgently topical and satisfyingly ambitious as it is wildly uneven -- and it contains some of Spike Lee's smartest, sharpest, and ...
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- Spike Lee
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- Nick Cannon
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 ...
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