Chiraq

Based On the book by Aristophanes

Chi-Raq ( ) 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. The story is based on Aristophanes' Lysistrata, a classical Greek comedy play in which women withhold sex from their husbands to put an end to the Peloponnesian War. It stars Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, and Samuel L. Jackson.

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Release date:

2015

Director:

Spike Lee

Cast:

Samuel L. Jackson, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes, John Cusack, Jennifer Hudson

Genre:

Crime, Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2015 in adaptations