Jeymes Samuel Talks ‘The Book Of Clarence,’ Casting Omar Sy & And Crafting His Own “Era” Of Subversive Filmmaking — London Contenders
deadline.com“I wanted to tell a story about the environment that I grew up in but based in the biblical era and merge the two,” Jeymes Samuel told Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye of the idea behind his latest pic, The Book of Clarence at London Contenders.
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, LaKeith Stanfield, and David Oyelowo, The Book of Clarence tells the story of Stanfield’s streetwise but down-on-his-luck Clarence who 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 path to divine life and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
The film’s cast is rounded out by Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, James McAvoy, Anna Diop, Teyana Taylor, Alfre Woodard, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Caleb McLaughlin, Babs Olusanmokun, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Nicholas Pinnock, Micheal Ward, Chase Dillon, Tom Glynn-Carney and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor.
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