Chi-Raq (2015)

Name: Chi-Raq
Genre: Drama, Crime, Comedy
Released: 2015-12-04
Duration: 127 min
Cast: Teyonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson

No peace. No piece.

A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

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Released 2015-12-04 · 127 min · Drama, Crime, Comedy

Directed by Spike Lee

Cast

Teyonah Parris as Lysistrata
Nick Cannon as Demetrius 'Chi-Raq' Dupree
Wesley Snipes as Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
Angela Bassett as Miss Helen Worthy
Samuel L. Jackson as Dolmedes
John Cusack as Fr. Mike Corridan
Jennifer Hudson as Irene
David Patrick Kelly as General King Kong
D. B. Sweeney as Mayor McCloud
Dave Chappelle as Morris
Steve Harris as Ole Duke
Harry Lennix as Commissioner Blades
Anya Engel-Adams as Rasheeda
Ebony Joy as Marcy
Erin Allen Kane as Tee-Tee