Be a good man.

Description: A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

Cast:
Chi-Raq: Nick Cannon
Lysistrata: Teyonah Parris
Cyclops: Wesley Snipes
Miss Helen: Angela Bassett
Dolmedes: Samuel L. Jackson
Father Mike Corridan: John Cusack
Irene: Jennifer Hudson
General King Kong: David Patrick Kelly
Mayor McCloud: D.B. Sweeney
Morris: Dave Chappelle
Old Duke: Steve Harris
Commissioner Blades: Harry Lennix
Chief Riptide: Tony Fitzpatrick
Rasheeda: Anya Engel-Adams
Marcy: Ebony Joy
Tee-Tee: Eryn Allen Kane
Indigo: Michelle Mitchenor
Dania: Felicia Pearson
Hecuba: La La Anthony
Kenya: Yaneisha Franklin
Spinna: Eric Wilkins
Ajani: Ldorado Jonez
Armonty: William Gines
Big Mike: Sarunas J. Jackson
Besomighty: Jay Washington
Jah: Corey Hendrix
Cairo: Prince Eazy
Sugar Pie: Erica Watson
Ms. Doctor Aesop: Irma P. Hall
Olympia: Jackie Taylor
Althea: Gina Breedlove
Mr. Doctor Aesop: Anthony Chisholm
Pindar: Darren Jones
Tereus: George Willborn
Apollo: Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Oedipus: Wade F. Wilson
Big Thelma: Tish Lyman
Kandy: Lorraine Ward
Officer Myrrhine: Opal Staples
Red, White, and Blue Insurance Salesman: Roger Guenveur Smith
Ms. McCloud: Ilfenesh Hadera
Bacchos: Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Sergeant Toney: Mike Carey
Private Alto: Samuel G. Roberson Jr.
Electra Johnson: Val Warner
Brother Peter: Brandon Jackson
Brother John: Curtis Toler
Pretty Pink: Sammy Joe Temple
Fifi: Emily Boake Agyemang
Divine: Lena Owens
Lucy: Tiffany Laos
Blue Monday: Dasaun Sanford
Lil' Demetrius: Trent Anthony Davis Jr.
Private Wilbur: Al Palagonia
Tiny Tony: Il Will
Café Waiter: Muhammad Ali Sanders
Barbara: Celeste M Cooper
Mothers Of The Hood #1: Nakia Weaver
Mothers Of The Hood #2: Carole Copeland
Mothers Of The Hood #3: Thea Camara
Mothers Of The Hood #4: Jan Donna Reed
Mothers Of The Hood #5: Tabatha Taggart
Father Pfleger: Michael Pfleger
Lysistrata's Army: Jamira Wilson
National Guard: Matthew J. Valadez
The Knights Of Euphrates: Rick Stone
Police Officer: Michael Czerniawski
Chicago Police Officer: Aj Brander
Barber Shop Patron: Romell Bryant
Club Goer: Michael Aaron Clark
Secretary to Mayor McCloud: Patricia Urbonas Clark
Trojan: Justin Cornwell
Michelle: Natasha Forouzannia
Spartan: Luce Metrius
Chicago Cop: Alex Zelenka
National Guardsman in Underwear: Quinn Guillermo
Swat Team Member: Charles E Tiedje
Channel 7 News Reporter: Michelle Shelton Huff
Grey: Eric Ian
SWAT Team Member: Matt Iwinski
Paramedic: Emery Johnson
Lorde: T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh
Dominican Protest Leader: Claudette Lalí
Neighborhood Kid: Alona Leoine
Neighbor: Berylanne Lynch
Riot Police Officer: Matthew Salter
National Guard Singer: Epic Scon
Joe the Supervisor: Duane Sharp
National Guardsman: Kevin Tillett
Trojan leader: Julian Williams
Police Riot Squad: Hans Dieter Wolff

Written by: Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee, Aristophanes

Director: Spike Lee

Production: Amazon Studios, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Release date: 02 Dec 2016

Box Office: $2,653,032