Regie:
Spike LeeCamera:
Matthew LibatiqueMuziek:
Terence BlanchardActeurs:
Samuel L. Jackson, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes, John Cusack, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, David Patrick Kelly, Nick Cannon, Dave Chappelle (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
In America's hip-hop scene Chicago has long been dubbed 'Chi-Raq' – a name that refers to the infamous South Side's reputation as murder capital of the USA. Between 2001 and 2015, 7,356 people died here as a result of gun violence – a 'national emergency' as director Spike Lee tells us in big red letters. However, Chi-Raq is no naturalistic drama of fate but a big, bold, witty, satirical version of Greek poet Aristophanes' classical comedy 'Lysistrata', enriched by plenty of music. After street wars between the rival gangs of the Trojans and the Spartans once again lead to the deaths of children and adolescents, a group of women, led by the beautiful Lysistrata, decides to combat the spiralling violence with feminine guile and woman power. A sex strike is intended to force all the young black men, including Lysistrata's rapper boyfriend Demetrius Dupree, to renounce their impulsive hatred. Before long, their appeal to break the cycle of revenge spreads far beyond Chicago's borders ... (Berlinale)
(meer)Acteurs
![Samuel L. Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/226/165226565_1b77e1.jpg)
Samuel L. Jackson
USA
Beste films:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Django Unchained (2012)
Goodfellas (1990)
![Teyonah Parris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/126/165126073_f97bc9.png)
Teyonah Parris
USA
Beste films:
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Point Blank (2019)
Chi-Raq (2015)
![Wesley Snipes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/777/162777958_5c3965.png)
Wesley Snipes
USA
Beste films:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (compilatievideo)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (compilatievideo)
Demolition Man (1993)
![John Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267446_915377.jpg)
John Cusack
USA
Beste films:
Bullets over Broadway (1994)
Stand by Me (1986)
Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim (2012) - a.b.
![Jennifer Hudson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437909_2def13.jpg)
Jennifer Hudson
USA
Beste films:
The Secret Life of Bees (2008)
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete (2013)
Dreamgirls (2006)
![Angela Bassett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/053/161053196_415c27.png)
Angela Bassett
USA
Beste films:
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Soul (2020)
Contact (1997)
![David Patrick Kelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/233/164233986_b82c37.jpg)
David Patrick Kelly
USA
Beste films:
K-PAX (2001)
The Crow (1994)
Wild at Heart (1990)
![Nick Cannon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273932_a0e208.jpg)
Nick Cannon
USA
Beste films:
Bobby (2006)
Monster House (2006)
Drumline (2002)
![Dave Chappelle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270902_59191d.jpg)
Dave Chappelle
USA
Beste films:
Con Air (1997)
You've Got Mail (1998)
A Star Is Born (2018)
![Harry Lennix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273985_0478b4.jpg)
Harry Lennix
USA
Beste films:
Ray (2004)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Across the Universe (2007)
Felicia Pearson
USA
Beste films:
The Family Plan (2023)
Chi-Raq (2015)
![Steve Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/740/164740288_ac6d4d.png)
Steve Harris
USA
Beste films:
The Rock (1996)
Minority Report (2002)
North and South (1985) (serie)
![Isiah Whitlock Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277720_aa2415.jpg)
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
USA
Beste films:
Goodfellas (1990)
Detachment (2011)
25th Hour (2002)
![Natasha Forouzannia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/237/160237701_bda4b1.jpg)
Natasha Forouzannia
Beste films:
Chi-Raq (2015)
Anya Engel-Adams
Beste films:
Chi-Raq (2015)
10 Year Reunion (2016)
![La La Anthony](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/904/162904668_1289c7.jpg)
La La Anthony
USA
Beste films:
Think Like a Man (2012)
You Got Served (2004)
Chi-Raq (2015)
![Ilfenesh Hadera](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650014_1c0984.jpg)
Ilfenesh Hadera
USA
![Roger Guenveur Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/605/161605917_09bbbc.jpg)
Roger Guenveur Smith
USA
Beste films:
American Gangster (2007)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Final Destination (2000)
![Michelle Mitchenor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/055/162055456_c560ef.jpg)
Michelle Mitchenor
Beste films:
Chi-Raq (2015)
![Justin Cornwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/605/161605962_0a5964.jpg)
Justin Cornwell
Beste films:
We Are Boats (2018)
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
Chi-Raq (2015)