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.
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Physical Description:videodisc1 videodisc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition:Widescreen edition.
Publisher:Santa Monica, CA :Lionsgate ;2016.
Copyright:℗2016.
General Note: Bonus features: "The making of Chi-raq" featurette; Deleted scenes; Extended scenes; "We gotta do better" music video by Kevon Carter.English audio; English or Spanish subtitles. SDH - English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Original music, Nick Cannon; editors, Ryan Denmark, Hye Mee Na; director of photogaphy, Matthew Libatique.
Participant or Performer Note: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Anya Engel-Adams, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Michelle Mitchenor, Samuel L. Jackson, La La Anthony, Jennifer Hudson, David Patrick Kelly, Harry Lennix, D.B. Sweeney.
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MPAA rating: R - for strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use.