Chapter & Verse

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Chapter & Verse

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2015

1h 37m

Drama

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A reformed gang leader returns to Harlem and takes a job delivering meals. When he meets and bonds with an older woman, the two of them discover there is hope and joy in their surroundings.

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Nick Schager

Variety

02/10/2017

Despite its familiarity, "Chapter & Verse" manages to make its material both fresh and authentic.

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

02/09/2017

[A] tough/tender portrait of an ex-con attempting to find redemption in modern-day transitional Harlem.

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

02/04/2017

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.

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Nathanael Hood

Audiences Everywhere

12/27/2018

B-

The saving grace of Chapter & Verse is its painfully honest eye and ear for human behavior and speech.

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

11/01/2018

3.5/5

Chapter & Verse exudes so much empathy towards its characters without ever coming close to being overwrought in its drama.

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Lapacazo Magrira Sandoval

New York Amsterdam News

08/20/2018

The theme of the drama is familiar and from the very first frame, viewers will understand that this film is a powerful story wrapped so tightly in truth.

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A reformed gang leader returns to Harlem and takes a job delivering meals. When he meets and bonds with an older woman, the two of them discover there is hope and joy in their surroundings.

Director: Jamal Joseph
Producer: Cheryl Hill, Jonathan Sanger
Screenwriter: Daniel Beaty, Jamal Joseph
Production Co: The Bubble Factory
Rating: R (Sexuality|Language|Drug Use|Some Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 30, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $81.9K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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