R? star David Taylor's (Boris Kodjoe) life at the top of the entertainment industry screeches to a halt when a heavy dose of reality hits him hard in director Rod Hardy's THE GOSPEL. While enjoying the familiar trappings that success brings, David suddenly discovers that his estranged father, Pastor Fred Taylor (Clifton Powell),.. Read more
| Starring | Clifton Powell, Boris Kodjoe, Idris Elba, Tamyra Gray |
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| Director | Rob Hardy |
| Genres | Drama |
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R? star David Taylor's (Boris Kodjoe) life at the top of the entertainment industry screeches to a halt when a heavy dose of reality hits him hard in director Rod Hardy's THE GOSPEL. While enjoying the familiar trappings that success brings, David suddenly discovers that his estranged father, Pastor Fred Taylor (Clifton Powell), has fallen ill. Father and son haven't spoken since David's mother died, but when he hears the news, the singing star cancels a tour and returns to Atlanta to see his dad. After Fred dies, it's assumed that David's old school friend, Frank (Idris Elba), who remained faithful to the church while his buddy sought fame and fortune, will take over as pastor. But in a surprising move, it transpires that Fred's last wish was for his son to assume the role. This causes acrimony among members of the church, who are angry that such a highly coveted position is being handed to someone who has lived a life of sin. David responds by bringing some Hollywood glitz to the church, and assumes the position with a vigour that rocks the community. But on rediscovering his faith, and possibly finding true love with choir singer Rain (AMERICAN IDOL's Tamyra Gray), it seems he may turn his back on his old ways for good, much to the consternation of his manager, Wesley (Omar Gooding). Coupling soaring gospel songs with an exploratory look at the way African-American churches operate, THE GOSPEL is both uplifting and educational. Singers such as Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammond, and Gray herself are given plenty of screen time to do their thing, with director Hardy getting the balance of music and plot just right throughout.
| Starring | Clifton Powell, Boris Kodjoe, Idris Elba, Tamyra Gray, Omar Gooding, Nona Gaye, Yolanda Adams, Donna Biscoe |
|---|---|
| Director | Rob Hardy |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Italian, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Portuguese |
| Released | Production year: 2005 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 03 Apr 2006 |
Featuring a number of noted gospel singers, THE GOSPEL is rousing, affirmative entertainment
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excellent film.i would actually purchase this,as it spmething i would watch repeatedly
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Great Film
Great film, very captivating and also emotional. will see it again
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