From Ancient Greece to Chicago’s South Side…

In Chi-Raq, Spike Lee’s thought-provoking modern-day adaptation of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, the beautiful Lysistrata (Teyonah Parris) is in love with aspiring rapper Chi-Raq (Nick Cannon), but she is disturbed by the bloody war between his Spartan gang and the rival Trojans, led by Cyclops (Wesley Snipes). After the Trojans set fire to her apartment, Lysistrata moves in with her neighbor Miss Helen (Angela Bassett), a book-loving peace activist who lost her daughter to a stray bullet years before.

When Patti, an 11-year-old neighborhood girl, is accidentally killed in a drive-by shooting, her grieving mother Irene (Jennifer Hudson) pleads for anyone who witnessed the crime to come forward. But even after a reward is offered by fiery anti-gun-violence activist Father Mike Corridan (John Cusack), no one is willing to identify the killer.

Shaken by Patti’s death and desperate to stop the escalating bloodshed, Lysistrata persuades both Spartan and Trojan women to swear off sex with their men until the fighting stops. To draw more attention to their cause, she leads a bold occupation of a local armory, inspiring women across the city — and eventually the world — to join the boycott. The city’s fate hangs in the balance as the ultimate battle of the sexes rages on in this searing satire of gun violence in America.

Chi-Raq
Drama, satire – R – 127 min – Tickets $9 – Get tickets online
Fri, Dec. 11: 4:45, 7:00, 9:30 p.m.
Sat, Dec. 12: 4:45, 7:00, 9:30
Sun, Dec. 13: 4:45, 7:00
Mon, Dec 14: 4:45, 7:00, 9:30
Tues, Dec 15: 4:45, 7:00, 9:30
Wed, Dec 16: 4:45, 7:00, 9:30
Thurs, Dec 17: 4:45, 7:00, 9:30