Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together in 1920s Chicago.
About the Event
Chicago is a 2002 musical black comedy film based on the 1975 stage musical of the same name which in turn originated in the 1926 play. It explores the themes of celebrity, scandal and corruption in Chicago during the Jazz Age.
The film, which stars an ensemble cast led by Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere, centers on Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, two murderers in jail together awaiting trial in 1920s Chicago. Roxie, a housewife, and Velma, a vaudevillian, fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows. This film is rated PG-13 for violence, sexual content and language.
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