Chi-Raq
Drama
Crime
Comedy
No peace. No piece.
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
2015-12-04
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Cast
Director
Spike Lee
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