Chi-Raq

Drama | 2016 | R. 2hr 7min
CAST: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes DIRECTOR: Spike Lee BLACK HISTORY MONTH | FEB. 19 & 20, 2022 | MASKS AND PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED

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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This sprawling, blistering state-of-the-reunion-address is Spike Lee's most vital movie in years.

Justin Chang, Variety

In "Chi-raq," Lee mixes fierce agitprop with lyrical musical numbers and Greek-inspired sex farce in hip hop verse. It's a mad combination that fittingly addresses a world of madness.

Kevin B. Lee, TheWrap