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Chapter & Verse | |
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Directed by | Jamal Joseph |
Written by | Jamal Joseph Daniel Beaty |
Produced by | Cheryl Hill Jonathan Sanger |
Starring | Daniel Beaty Omari Hardwick Loretta Devine Selenis Leyva |
Cinematography | John Wakayama Carey |
Edited by | Joel Davenport |
Music by | Charles Mack |
Production companies | The Bubble Factory Harlem Film Company |
Distributed by | Paladin |
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Running time | 97 minutes [2] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Chapter & Verse is a 2016 American drama film directed by Jamal Joseph and starring Daniel Beaty, Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine and Selenis Leyva. [2] Antoine Fuqua served as an executive producer of the film. [3]
The film premiered at the Hartford Public Library on June 11, 2016. [1] It was then released in theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta in February 2017. [4]
The film has an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [5]
Nick Schager of Variety gave the film a positive review and wrote "...despite its familiarity, Chapter & Verse manages to make its material both fresh and authentic." [3]
Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote "Resonating with an authenticity borne of the experiences of its director/co-screenwriter Jamal Joseph, Chapter & Verse movingly portrays the plight of a recently released ex-con striving to make a new life for himself on the mean streets of Harlem." [2]
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