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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 byJamal Joseph and starringDaniel Beaty,Omari Hardwick,Loretta Devine andSelenis Leyva.[2]Antoine Fuqua served as an executive producer of the film.[3]
The film premiered at theHartford Public Library on June 11, 2016.[1] It was then released in theaters inNew York City,Los Angeles,Chicago andAtlanta in February 2017.[4]
The film has an 88% rating onRotten Tomatoes.[5]
Nick Schager ofVariety 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 ofThe 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]