LaKeith Stanfield

Omar Sy

RJ Cyler

David Oyelowo

Alfre Woodard

Teyana Taylor

Caleb McLaughlin

James McAvoy

Benedict Cumberbatch

Anna Diop

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Babs Olusanmokun

Eric Kofi Abrefa

Nicholas Pinnock

Micheal Ward

Chase W. Dillon

Tom Glynn-Carney

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Chidi Ajufo

Tuwaine Barrett

Jacobi Howard

Emeka Sesay

Fejiro Emasiobi

Caleb Frederick

Arnold Oceng

Kaine Lawrence

Francis Ezekiel

Daniel Adeosun

Marcus Fraser

Claudius Peters

Laura Mvula

SAINt JHN

Andrea Ali

Khali Best

Brian Bovell

Nicky Bell

Kadeem Ramsay

Jack Myers

Liam Ainsworth

Hopi Grace

Jerome Ngonadi

Dominique Lexilus

Josh Goulding

Oliver Price

Johan Samuel

Miguel Francisco

Daniel Fraser

Fatima Robinson

Adrian Wiltshire

Memu Conteh

Jade Johnston

Aahkilah Cornelius

Mercy

Jeymes Samuel

Jay-Z

Victoria Thomas

Roberto Caruso

Corrado Battorti

Diego Avolio

Laura Borselli

Federico Carretti

Lauren Landry Chemin

Leila Benbarka

Susan Howard

Donald McInnes

Yolanda Mercadel

Wayne Jolla Jr.

Sian Richards

Elena Salvagiani

Martina Tamburri

Nakoya Yancey

Daniele Abeille

Khalid Ameskane

Claudia Blasi

Siobhan Boyes

Ferdinando Cocco

Garrett Grant

Giovanni Labadessa

Matteo Leurini

Bardo Tarantelli

Edoardo Tozzi

Roberta Ugenti

Gilles Cannatella

Giacomo De Bello

Laura Garetti

Monika Hristova

Paolo Giacomo Marino

Nicholas Mastandrea

Francesca Romana Petrecca

Tanya Rosen

Nathalie Baldascini

Daniele Bignami

Giulia Bonomelli

Giorgia Di Pietrantonio

Mattia Lorusso

Chantal Rivera

Dwayne Turner

Arnold Antony

Thibault Arnold

James Bishop

Malcolm Carbonetti

Joe Fletcher

Paolo Giuliani

Tavish Grade

Gilbert Lake

Giuliano Marcaccini

Paul Massey

Dan O'Connell

Joe O'Halloran

Bea O'Sullivan

Rob Prynne

Alyn Sclosa

Barnaby Smyth

Mike Tehrani

Nikola Zivojinovic

Vladislav Lazov

Sava Stoian

Esme Coleman

Adrianna Nielle Davies

Hermione Francis

Tim Keene

Izzy King

Charlotte Larive

Alessandro Melillo

Kamila Ostra

Virág Pázmány

Ruxandra Cristoiu

Ashlee Sutherland

Eloise Tomlinson

Chee Yen Wang

Danilo Capuzi

Kevin Cetout

Jordan Dumaurier

Moussa Fomba

Grégory Nolbas

Gabriele Scilla

Ferdinando Stazzone

Matteo Attolini

Lucas Berisso

Eric Biglietto

Francesco Carlucci

Irene Chiappa

Loris Coniglio

Maria Camilla Cuccaro

Valerio De Angelis

Laura De Benedittis

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Cristiano Galzerano

Mattia Gelain

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The Book of Clarence

Legendary Pictures

Kilburn Lane

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christianity

crucifixion

apostle

rags to riches

jesus christ

romans

escaped slaves

religious satire

Manuel São Bento

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 blend of genres and tones, and a captivating spiritual exploration of the protagonist.

Fortunate as well to have an absolutely superb cast with LaKeith Stanfield commanding the troops, delivering an impressively all-round performance. It lacks better tonal balance and more unpredictability, the latter being destroyed by an unnecessary opening sequence.

Glad to know it will be released on the big screen, which is where I definitely recommend everyone to go and experience this piece of guaranteed entertainment."

Rating: B+

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 messages more to end, shows Romans as the whites, and do not mention proper Jews - it also doesn't choose to what it aims as a movie, comedy or drama putting some comic sequences and references of Marijuana (that was used already in that time, a certain thing, accidental or not). 

LaKeith Stanfield is the star of the movie and does well his role and multiplicity of his character. But this isn't enough to make this a good movie.  

To me a score of 6.0 out of 10.0 / B-, almost C+.

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"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 menacing brother on his behalf, but meantime "Clarence" hits on an idea of his own. He is aware of the buzz in the community around the impending arrival of the Messiah, indeed his twin brother "Thomas" is an apostle (with a silent t). How hard can it be to fake some tricks to convince the gullible population that he can cure the sick or raise the dead? Up until now, this all has a rather "Monty Python" meets "Ben Hur" feel to it. It's amiable and well enough paced. Sadly, though, slightly more sincere and half-baked religious elements begin to kick in to the characters a little too earnestly, and the comedic elements are increasingly supplanted by a rather bitty narrative that sees the hitherto quite entertaining "Clarence" begin to take himself just a little too seriously and the entire enterprise stalls. Omar Sy delivers well as Barabbas - though I think maybe he ought to have been called Achilles; Benedict Cumberbatch looks more like Robert Powell than he does and the best scene by far comes from Alfre Woodard's lively interpretation of the Virgin Mary. It has it's moments, but is a bit of a mess of a film that starts off engagingly but is far too long and just sort of peters out.

The Book of Clarence( 2024)

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