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A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Theatrical
Dec 4, 2015
Digital
Dec 29, 2015
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 26, 2016
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Roadside Attractions, Amazon Studios
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →T
Teyonah Parris
Lysistrata
N
Nick Cannon
Demetrius 'Chi-Raq' Dupree
W
Wesley Snipes
Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews
A
Angela Bassett
Miss Helen Worthy
Samuel L. Jackson
Dolmedes
J
John Cusack
Fr. Mike Corridan
J
Jennifer Hudson
Irene
D
David Patrick Kelly
General King Kong
D
D. B. Sweeney
Mayor McCloud
D
Dave Chappelle
Morris
S
Steve Harris
Ole Duke
H
Harry Lennix
Commissioner Blades
M
Michelle Mitchenor
Indigo
L
La La Anthony
Hecuba
S
Sarunas J. Jackson
Big Mike
C
Corey Hendrix
Jah
J
Jackie Taylor
Olympia
A
Anthony Chisholm
Mr. Doctor Aesop
D
Darren Jones
Pindar
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Wade Forrest Wilson
Oedipus
