Wikipedia's first sentence called it “upcoming american epic biblical comedy-drama film written and directed by jeymes samuel”. Today it says “a 2023 american biblical comedy-drama film written”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Upcoming film by Jeymes Samuel”. It now reads “2023 film by Jeymes Samuel”.
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The Book of Clarence is a 2023 American biblical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeymes Samuel , and produced by Samuel, Jay-Z , James Lassiter , and Tendo Nagenda . It follows a struggling down-on-his-luck man named Clarence living in A.D. 33 Jerusalem who looks to capitalize on the rise of Jesus Christ , by claiming to be a new Messiah sent by God , in an attempt to free himself of debt and start a life of glory for himself. The Book of Clarence had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival on October 11, 2023, and was released by TriStar Pictures in the United States on January 12, 2024. The film underperformed at the box office, grossing $6 million against a budget of $40 million, but received generally favorable reviews from critics and audiences alike.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Upcoming film by Jeymes Samuel The Book of Clarence is an upcoming American epic biblical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeymes Samuel . The Book of Clarence will have its world premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on October 11, 2023, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 12, 2024, by TriStar Pictures .
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upcoming american epic biblical comedy-drama film written and directed by jeymes samuel
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a 2023 american biblical comedy-drama film written
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