Chi-Raq Trailer

Chi-Raq, the new Joint from acclaimed director Spike Lee is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. This time set behind the backdrop of Chicago.

The film has a star studded cast headed by Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Anya Engel-Adams, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Jennifer Hudson, John Cussack and Samuel L. Jackson. Check out the synopsis below:

"After the murder of a child 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 the nature of race, sex and violence in America and around the world."