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A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, Metacritic 57/100. Streaming on Hulu.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Metacritic57/100
145 audience votes
Key crew
- Jeymes SamuelDirector
- Jeymes SamuelWriter
- Jeymes SamuelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- LaKeith StanfieldClarence/Thomas
- Omar SyBarabbas
- RJ CylerElijah
- David OyelowoJohn the Baptist
- Alfre WoodardMother Mary
- Teyana TaylorMary Magdalene
- Caleb McLaughlinZeke
- James McAvoyPontius Pilate
- Benedict CumberbatchBenjamin
- Anna DiopVarinia
- Marianne Jean-BaptisteClarence's Mother
- Babs OlusanmokunAsher the Torturer
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Themes
crucifixionjerusalemrags to riches1st centuryromansescaped slavesreligious satire