| Description |
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround 5.1 Dolby Digital rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
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Motion picture. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
English dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| 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 Chicago2s 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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Illinois -- Chicago -- Videodiscs. |
| Genre |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
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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| Standard No. |
031398240068 |
| Music No. |
48624 Lionsgate |
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