Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
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LaKeith Stanfield
Clarence/Thomas
Omar Sy
Barabbas
RJ Cyler
Elijah
David Oyelowo
John the Baptist
Alfre Woodard
Mother Mary
Teyana Taylor
Mary Magdalene
Caleb McLaughlin
Zeke
James McAvoy
Pontius Pilate
Benedict Cumberbatch
Benjamin
Anna Diop
Varinia
Director
Jeymes Samuel
Tagline
"How far would you go to prove you're not a nobody?"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$40,000,000
Revenue
$6,205,230
Production
Legendary Pictures, Kilburn Lane
Manuel São Bento
October 13, 2023
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-book-of-clarence-bfi-london-film-festival-review-hilarious-thought-provoking-biblical-satire/ "The Book of Clarence certifies Jeymes Samuel as a do-it-all in filmmaking. Whether through his stylized direction, thought-provoking satirical screenplay, or bold soundtrack, the filmmaker once again delivers a highly original, genuinely hilarious ...
BornKnight
February 20, 2024
If you watched and know the style of Jeymes Samuel as writer and director you know what to expect (The Harder they Fall, They Die by Down). It tells the story of a man that is a con artist that aims to be a new Messiah, in the age of Jesus (and alongside him - 3 days behind), but not a classical Jesus or a new correct etiology one, but one in a black Jerusalem. It have some interesting mess...
CinemaSerf
April 20, 2024
"Clarence" (LaKeith Stanfield) and brother "Elijah" (RJ Cyler) come off worst in a chariot race with Mary Magdalene (Teyana Taylor) and that lets us know that he is now in hock to the nasty "Jedediah the Terrible" (Eric Kofi Abrefa) for a great deal of money. It quite literally is his money or his life. He has a relationship, of sorts, with "Varinia" who might be able to intercede with her menacin...
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