--- title: 'Chiraq (2015)' type: 'film' director: 'Spike Lee' released: '2015-01-01' runtime_minutes: 127 genres: - 'Drama' - 'Crime' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/chiraq-2015' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4594834/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Chiraq (2015) 2015 · 127 min · Drama, Crime · United States ## Synopsis Chi-Raq is a 2015 American musical crime comedy drama film, directed and produced by Spike Lee and co-written by Lee and Kevin Willmott. Set in Chicago, the film focuses on the gang violence prevalent in neighborhoods on the city's south side, particularly the Englewood neighborhood. ## Credits - **Director:** [Spike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-lee) - **Screenplay:** [Spike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-lee), [Kevin Willmott](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-willmott) - **Producer:** [Spike Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/spike-lee) - **Original Music Composer:** [Terence Blanchard](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-blanchard) - **Director of Photography:** [Matthew Libatique](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-libatique) ## Cast - [Teyonah Parris](https://cinepixo.com/people/teyonah-parris) - [Angela Bassett](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-bassett) - [Roger Guenveur Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-guenveur-smith) - [Felicia Pearson](https://cinepixo.com/people/felicia-pearson) - [John Cusack](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cusack) - [La La Anthony](https://cinepixo.com/people/la-la-anthony) - [Wesley Snipes](https://cinepixo.com/people/wesley-snipes) - [David Patrick Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-patrick-kelly) - [Isiah Whitlock Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/isiah-whitlock-jr) - [Dave Chappelle](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-chappelle) - [Samuel L. Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-l-jackson) - [Harry Lennix](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-lennix) - [Jennifer Hudson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-hudson) - [Steve Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-harris-2) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Official site: http://www.chiraqthemovie.com/ Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/chiraq-2015 Film facts: Wikidata (Q19885337); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.