Chi-raq

Author

Spike Lee

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (EAS)

Languages

English dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Hudson, Steve Harris, Harry Lennix, D.B. Sweeney, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson.

Publication Information

Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Entertainment, [2016]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (approximately 127 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use.

Summary

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 South Side creating a movement that challenges the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.

Special features: "We gotta do better" music video ; deleted scenes ; extended scenes ; "The making of Chi-raq" featurette.