• Director(s)

    Jeymes Samuel

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    124m

  • Cast

    LaKeith Stanfield, Anna Diop, RJ Cyler

Film

The Book Of Clarence

strong language, drug misuse, bloody images

In ancient Jerusalem, Thomas the Apostle’s down-and-out twin brother attempts to capitalise on the Messiah’s rising fame for his own gain. This witty comedy drama contains scenes involving drugs and racist behaviour.…

In ancient Jerusalem, Thomas the Apostle’s down-and-out twin brother attempts to capitalise on the Messiah’s rising fame for his own gain. This witty comedy drama contains scenes involving drugs and racist behaviour.

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violence
People are whipped, punched, impaled with spears or struck with stones, resulting in moderate bloody images. Nails are hammered through a man’s hands during a crucifixion scene, but the process detail is kept off screen.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat in which a man is arrested and crucified. In another scene, a crowd of people hurl stones at a screaming woman who has been chained to a wall, but she is soon saved by the intervention of another person.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’) and implied strong language (‘What the f–?’). Milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘whore’, ‘bastard’, ‘shit’ and ‘ass’, in addition to peer-to-peer use of the terms ‘n***a’ and ‘negro’.
sex
The film contains moderate sex references and innuendo, including undetailed references to masturbation and sex work.
discrimination
There are occasional scenes of racism, which is implicitly condemned. For example, in a scene alluding to racist police brutality in the present day, a white Roman soldier throws spears at an unarmed Black man who is running away, repeatedly impaling him. In another scene, white soldiers stop a pair of Black men on the spurious basis that they ‘match the description’ of a suspect.
drugs
Intoxicated people are shown floating into the air after inhaling from shisha pipes. Other scenes depict joint smoking and drug dealing. Drug misuse is not endorsed by the film as a whole.
injury detail
There are sustained images of blood on people’s skin and clothing in the context of violence, as well as briefer sight of patches of blood on the sand in a gladiator arena. There are also moderate aftermath images of impalement injuries resulting from crucifixion.
theme
There are occasional scenes of emotional upset and bereavement. A conman performs fake ‘healing miracles’ in order to convince people that he is the Messiah, but he later repents and becomes a true convert to the Christian faith.

  • Director(s)

    Jeymes Samuel

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    124m

  • Cast

    LaKeith Stanfield, Anna Diop, RJ Cyler

strong language, drug misuse, bloody images
Classified Date:
11/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
violence
People are whipped, punched, impaled with spears or struck with stones, resulting in moderate bloody images. Nails are hammered through a man’s hands during a crucifixion scene, but the process detail is kept off screen.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat in which a man is arrested and crucified. In another scene, a crowd of people hurl stones at a screaming woman who has been chained to a wall, but she is soon saved by the intervention of another person.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’) and implied strong language (‘What the f–?’). Milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘whore’, ‘bastard’, ‘shit’ and ‘ass’, in addition to peer-to-peer use of the terms ‘n***a’ and ‘negro’.
sex
The film contains moderate sex references and innuendo, including undetailed references to masturbation and sex work.
discrimination
There are occasional scenes of racism, which is implicitly condemned. For example, in a scene alluding to racist police brutality in the present day, a white Roman soldier throws spears at an unarmed Black man who is running away, repeatedly impaling him. In another scene, white soldiers stop a pair of Black men on the spurious basis that they ‘match the description’ of a suspect.
drugs
Intoxicated people are shown floating into the air after inhaling from shisha pipes. Other scenes depict joint smoking and drug dealing. Drug misuse is not endorsed by the film as a whole.
injury detail
There are sustained images of blood on people’s skin and clothing in the context of violence, as well as briefer sight of patches of blood on the sand in a gladiator arena. There are also moderate aftermath images of impalement injuries resulting from crucifixion.
theme
There are occasional scenes of emotional upset and bereavement. A conman performs fake ‘healing miracles’ in order to convince people that he is the Messiah, but he later repents and becomes a true convert to the Christian faith.
strong language, drug misuse, bloody images
Classified Date:
10/04/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Elevation Sales Ltd SPHE
violence
People are whipped, punched, impaled with spears or struck with stones, resulting in moderate bloody images. Nails are hammered through a man’s hands during a crucifixion scene, but the process detail is kept off screen.
threat and horror
There are scenes of moderate threat in which a man is arrested and crucified. In another scene, a crowd of people hurl stones at a screaming woman who has been chained to a wall, but she is soon saved by the intervention of another person.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘motherf**ker’) and implied strong language (‘What the f–?’). Milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘whore’, ‘bastard’, ‘shit’ and ‘ass’, in addition to peer-to-peer use of the terms ‘n***a’ and ‘negro’.
sex
The film contains moderate sex references and innuendo, including undetailed references to masturbation and sex work.
discrimination
There are occasional scenes of racism, which is implicitly condemned. For example, in a scene alluding to racist police brutality in the present day, a white Roman soldier throws spears at an unarmed Black man who is running away, repeatedly impaling him. In another scene, white soldiers stop a pair of Black men on the spurious basis that they ‘match the description’ of a suspect.
drugs
Intoxicated people are shown floating into the air after inhaling from shisha pipes. Other scenes depict joint smoking and drug dealing. Drug misuse is not endorsed by the film as a whole.
injury detail
There are sustained images of blood on people’s skin and clothing in the context of violence, as well as briefer sight of patches of blood on the sand in a gladiator arena. There are also moderate aftermath images of impalement injuries resulting from crucifixion.
theme
There are occasional scenes of emotional upset and bereavement. A conman performs fake ‘healing miracles’ in order to convince people that he is the Messiah, but he later repents and becomes a true convert to the Christian faith.
Classified Date:
04/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Classified Date:
04/01/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Classified Date:
08/09/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia Pictures Corporation Ltd.
Classified Date:
26/04/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Elevation Sales Ltd SPHE
Classified Date:
17/04/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Elevation Sales Ltd SPHE

  • Classified date

    10/04/2024

  • Language

    English