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Chi-Raq ( / ʃaɪˈræk /) 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. [5]
Dec 2, 2016 · A modern adaptation of Aristophanes' Lysistrata, set in Chicago's Southside, where women go on a sex strike to end gang violence. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
- (11K)
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Spike Lee
- 2016-12-02
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 all-around entertaining late-period work. Read ...
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- Spike Lee
- R
- 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 ...
Nov 4, 2015 · Chi-Raq Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris Movie HD - YouTube. Rotten Tomatoes Trailers. 15.9M subscribers. Subscribed. 7.6K. 1.7M views 8 years ago. Subscribe to...
- 3 min
- 1.7M
- Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
Nov 4, 2015 · 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...
- 3 min
- 83.3K
- RoadsideFlix
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...
