Overview - Chi-Raq

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Comedy

Runtime: 127 minutes

Homepage: Chi-Raq

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

Revenue data not disclosed

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Amazon Studios

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

    Production country United States of America

Overview

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

Cast

  • Name: Teyonah Parris

    Character: Lysistrata

    Popularity: 0.6776

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  • Name: Nick Cannon

    Character: Demetrius 'Chi-Raq' Dupree

    Popularity: 1.3163

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  • Name: Wesley Snipes

    Character: Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews

    Popularity: 2.6211

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  • Name: Angela Bassett

    Character: Miss Helen Worthy

    Popularity: 2.9222

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  • Name: Samuel L. Jackson

    Character: Dolmedes

    Popularity: 5.7157

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  • Name: John Cusack

    Character: Fr. Mike Corridan

    Popularity: 1.4377

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  • Name: Jennifer Hudson

    Character: Irene

    Popularity: 1.0975

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  • Name: David Patrick Kelly

    Character: General King Kong

    Popularity: 0.6749

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