--- description: The trailer debuted on Amazon, which will make the film available on its Amazon Instant Video platform after the Dec. 4 limited release. title: See the New Trailer For Spike Lee's 'Chiraq' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the New Trailer for Spike Lee's Upcoming Film _Chiraq_ by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 4, 2015 3:33 AM CUT by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 4, 2015 3:33 AM CUT Director Spike Lee dropped a [new trailer](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/new-trailer-spike-lee-chiraq-1201632414/ "undefined") for his highly anticipated new movie _Chiraq_ on Tuesday, exactly a month before its release. The trailer debuted on Amazon, which will make the film available on its Amazon Instant Video platform after the Dec. 4 limited release, according to _Variety_. The [controversial](http://time.com/3859696/spike-lee-chiraq-chicago-violence-film/ "undefined") film, an adaptation of the ancient Greek comedic play _Lysistrata_, centers on gang violence in Chicago and a group of women’s unique way of combating it. Lysistrata, the protagonist played by Teyonah Parris, induces the women to withhold sex unless their men give up guns. The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes and Jennifer Hudson. \[[_Variety_](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/new-trailer-spike-lee-chiraq-1201632414/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4099219/spike-lee-chiraq-trailer-amazon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4099219/spike-lee-chiraq-trailer-amazon/"},"headline":"Watch the New Trailer for Spike Lee's Upcoming Film Chiraq","datePublished":"2015-11-04T03:33:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:19:28.848Z","description":"The movie is an adaptation of the ancient Greek comedic play Lysistrata","url":"https://time.com/4099219/spike-lee-chiraq-trailer-amazon/","keywords":["movies","Amazon","Samuel L. Jackson","Trailer","Spike Lee"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4099219/spike-lee-chiraq-trailer-amazon/","name":"Watch the New Trailer for Spike Lee's Upcoming Film Chiraq"}}]}] ```