Chi-Raq (2015)
Release Year: 2015
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Spike Lee's Chi-Raq, Чирак
Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee
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Keywords
Keywords: chicago, illinois
Story
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Summary
"In 'Chi-Raq', a modern retelling of Aristophanes' Lysistrata, gang violence becomes the stage for ancient comedy's bold feminist message. Set amidst Chicago's brutal turf wars, a woman named Lysistrata rallies her female peers to withhold intimacy from their partners until they agree to lay down arms."
