Chi-Raq
Chi-Raq
Release: 2015-12-04
·Runtime: 127m
·★ 5.7
Drama
Crime
Comedy
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Amazon Studios
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks
Cast
Teyonah Parris
as Lysistrata
Nick Cannon
as Demetrius 'Chi-Raq' Dupree
Wesley Snipes
as Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
Angela Bassett
as Miss Helen Worthy
Samuel L. Jackson
as Dolmedes
John Cusack
as Fr. Mike Corridan
Jennifer Hudson
as Irene
David Patrick Kelly
as General King Kong
D. B. Sweeney
as Mayor McCloud
Dave Chappelle
as Morris
Steve Harris
as Ole Duke
Harry Lennix
as Commissioner Blades
Anya Engel-Adams
as Rasheeda
La La Anthony
as Hecuba
Sarunas J. Jackson
as Big Mike
Corey Hendrix
as Jah
Anthony Chisholm
as Mr. Doctor Aesop
Erica Faye Watson
as Sugar Pie
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
as Bacchos
Vic Mensa
as T-Money
Natasha Forouzannia
as Michelle
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
as Lorde
Al Palagonia
as Private Wilbur
Celeste M Cooper
as Barbara
Ilfenesh Hadera
as Chifon
Rinska Carrasco
as Dancer
Michelle Shelton Huff
as Channel 7 News Reporter
Eric Ian
as Grey
Brandon Bowens
as Police Officer
Jay Washington
as Besomighty
Matthew Salter
as Riot Police Officer / Bartender (uncredited)
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
as Apollo
Roger Guenveur Smith
as Red, White, and Blue Insurance Salesman
Felicia Pearson
as Dania
Crew
Kevin Willmott
Executive Producer
Jon Kilik
Executive Producer
Spike Lee
Director
Spike Lee
Writer
Matthew Libatique
Director of Photography
Kevin Willmott
Writer
Aristophanes
Theatre Play
Spike Lee
Producer
Terence Blanchard
Music
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Ruth E. Carter
Costume Design
Randall Balsmeyer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Rukey Styles
Hairstylist
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
Bing Liu
Camera Production Assistant