PRINCIPAL CAST

Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Anya Engel-Adams, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Michelle Mitchenor, Samuel L. Jackson, La La Anthony, Jennifer Hudson, David Patrick Kelly, Ebony Joy, Felicia Pearson

DIRECTOR

Spike Lee

WRITER

Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee

SYNOPSIS

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 the world.

BOX OFFICE

$2.6 Million

GENRE

Drama/Comedy

RATING

Rated R
strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use

RUN TIME

93 Minutes

STUDIO

Roadside Attractions