Chi-Raq

(2015)

★ 5.7 IMDb · 233 votes

Genres: Drama, Crime, Comedy

Year: 2015

Runtime: 127 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Спайк Ли

Cast: Тейона Паррис, Ник Кэннон, Уэсли Снайпс, Анджела Бассетт, Сэмюэл Л. Джексон, Джон Кьюсак, Дженнифер Хадсон, Дэвид Патрик Келли, Д.Б. Суини, Дэйв Шапелл

Plot

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

After the shooting death of a child hit 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.