Chi-Raq: Where ancient Greek theatre meets modern day Chicago
Time to revise your classics, folks. Based on a 2500-year-old Greek play Lysistrata by sarcastic Greek writer Aristophanes, Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq is set in Southern Chicago where the gang wars exasperate the civilians as they mourn a growing number of victims. With a music-clip-styled opening, the exposition sums up the debauchery...
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