| Description |
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround 5.1 DTS-HD MA rda |
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video file Blu-Ray rda |
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Motion picture. |
| System Details |
Blu-ray; requires Blu-ray player; region A, 5.1 DTS-HD Master audio; widescreen. |
| Language |
English dialogue; Optional English and Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Cast |
Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Teyonah Parris, Jennifer Hudson, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson. |
| Credits |
Original music, Nick Cannon. |
| Audience |
Rating: R; for strong sexual content including dialogue, nudity, language, some violence and drug use. |
| Summary |
Chi-Raq is a modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play 'Lysistrata' by Aristophanes. 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. |
| Subject |
Children -- Death -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Blu-ray discs.
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| Added Author |
Cannon, Nick.
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Lee, Spike, film director, screenwriter.
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Willmott, Kevin, screenwriter.
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Cannon, Nick, 1980- actor.
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Snipes, Wesley, actor.
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Parris, Teyonah, actor.
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Hudson, Jennifer, 1981- actor.
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Bassett, Angela, actor.
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Cusack, John, 1966- actor.
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Jackson, Samuel L., actor.
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Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), publisher.
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| Added Title |
Chiraq |
| Standard No. |
031398240099 |
| Music No. |
48627 Lionsgate |
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