Chi-Raq

About Chi-Raq

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

Chi-Raq (2015) is a comedy crime film directed by Spike Lee. It runs 127 minutes and was released in December 2015.

Teyonah Parris takes the lead as Lysistrata, Nick Cannon as Demetrius 'Chi-Raq' Dupree, Wesley Snipes as Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews, and Angela Bassett as Miss Helen Worthy. Written by Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee. It was produced by 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks.

American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

It scores 5.7 out of 10 from 237 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.