"No peace. No piece."

2015

2h 7m

5.7(212 votes)

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Crime

Comedy

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

70 members

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Teyonah Parris

Lysistrata

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Nick Cannon

Demetrius 'Chi-Raq' Dupree

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Wesley Snipes

Sean 'Cyclops' Andrews

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Angela Bassett

Miss Helen Worthy

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Samuel L. Jackson

Dolmedes

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John Cusack

Fr. Mike Corridan

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Jennifer Hudson

Irene

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David Patrick Kelly

General King Kong

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D. B. Sweeney

Mayor McCloud

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Dave Chappelle

Morris

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Steve Harris

Ole Duke

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Harry Lennix

Commissioner Blades

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Anya Engel-Adams

Rasheeda

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Ebony Joy

Marcy

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Erin Allen Kane

Tee-Tee

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Michelle Mitchenor

Indigo

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La La Anthony

Hecuba

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Val Warner

Electra Johnson

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Sarunas J. Jackson

Big Mike

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Corey Hendrix

Jah

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William Gines

Armonty

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Quincy Griffin

Cairo

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Chantley Lorraine Ward

Candy

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M.J. Carey

Sergeant Toney

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Samuel Robinson

Private Alto

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Anthony Fitzpatrick

Chief Riptide

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Jackie Taylor

Olympia

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Gina Breedlove

Althea

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Anthony Chisholm

Mr. Doctor Aesop

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Darren Jones

Pindar

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George Willborn

Tereus

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Lamar Greer

Ajani

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Wade Forrest Wilson

Oedipus

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Erica Faye Watson

Sugar Pie

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Tish Hyman

Big Thelma

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Isiah Whitlock, Jr.

Bacchos

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Vic Mensa

T-Money

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Natasha Forouzannia

Michelle

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Duane Sharp

Joe the Supervisor

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Sammy Joe Temple

Pretty Pink

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Emily Boakye Agyemang

Fifi

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Lena Owens

Divine

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Eric Wilkins

Spinna

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T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh

Lorde

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Yaneisha Franklin

Kenya

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Tiffany Laos

Lucy

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Dusan Sanford

Blue Monday

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Al Palagonia

Private Wilbur

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Willie Middleton

Tiny Tony

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Celeste M Cooper

Barbara

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Ilfenesh Hadera

Chifon

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Rinska Carrasco

Dancer

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Patricia Urbonas Clark

Secretary to Mayor McCloud

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Michelle Shelton Huff

Channel 7 News Reporter

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John Westford Jr.

J Dog Englewood

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Eric Ian

Grey

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Brandon Bowens

Police Officer

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Muhammad Sanders

Cafe Waiter

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Curtis Gordon

Chicago Cop

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Epic Scon

National Guard Singer / Dancer

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Michael Czerniawski

Police officer

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Jay Washington

Besomighty

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Jermaine Mctizic

National Guard

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Aj Brander

Chicago police officer

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Kevin Tillett

National Guardsman

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Matthew Salter

Riot Police Officer / Bartender (uncredited)

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Hans Dieter Wolff

Police riot squad (uncredited)

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Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Apollo

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Roger Guenveur Smith

Red, White, and Blue Insurance Salesman

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Felicia Pearson

Dania

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