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Summaries. A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago, Illinois. After the shooting death of a child hit 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 ...
Dec 3, 2015 · December 3, 2015. Teyonah Parris in 'Chi-Raq.'. Courtesy of Roadside Attractions and Amazon Studios. Here’s Spike Lee at his ballsiest. Who else would take Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, set in ...
After the murder of a child by a stray bullet, a group of women led by Lysistrata (Teyonah Parris) organise 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. Comedy.
Chi-Raq. Chi-Raq. Chi-Raq. Chi-Raq. Boy, I live. in Chi-Raq. This is an emergency. This is an emergency. Homicides in Chicago, Illinois, have surpassed the death toll. of American. Special Forces in Iraq. Over 400 school-aged kids. have been shot this year. On the weekend. of July 4th, 2015, American Independence Day, 55 people were shot and ...
Dec 7, 2015 · But Chi-Raq, a kinetic reimagining of Aristophenes’ 411 BC comedy Lysistrata, brings all of Lee’s best qualities to the fore. It’s messy in places, as Lee’s movies tend to be. It’s messy ...
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