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DVD Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Closed captioning available
- Run Time: 1 hours, 29 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: January 9, 2007
- Originally Released: 2006
- Label: 20Th Century Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Jean-Claude La Marre & Johann John Jean | |
Performer: | Adam Green & Debbi Morgan | |
Directed by | Jean-Claude La Marre |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 4/4 --
The Crucifixion revisited with black Jesus as victim of bias crime.
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Heritage Konpa Magazine
Rating: 2/4 --
...The first film to depict a black African Jesus is hindered by shoddy production values and so-so storytelling.
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Detroit Free Press
Lacking the drama of Jesus' trial and the passion, as well as the substance of his teachings, (actor Jean Claude) LaMarre's turgid take has very little to offer dramatically or inspirationally.
Variety
Many are calling Color of the Cross controversial, but it's really not. It simply states a possibility -- that Christ was a man of color -- which it dramatizes earnestly within the narrow confines of its $2.5 million budget.
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Washington Post
Rating: 1.5/4 --
Color of the Cross, a low-budget re-imagining of Christs final days, makes a big deal out of the relatively tame suggestion that Jesus was black.
New York Times
Rating: 4/4 --
The Crucifixion revisited featuring a black Jesus as the victim of a bias crime!
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Sly Fox
A too-specific tale of historic injustice rather than one of divinely benevolent sacrifice on everybody's behalf.
L.A. Weekly
Product Description:
This challenging and controversial film tackles the final days of the life of Christ. But unlike its predecessors, COLOR OF THE CROSS debunks the commonly held belief that Jesus was white. Not only does a black man portray Christ, but this important drama also questions whether he was killed for the color of his skin. Jean-Claude La Marre (MALCOLM X) directs, writes, and stars in this powerful film that gives a picture of the religious icon that has never been seen on screen. Debbi Morgan (WOMAN, THOU ART LOOSED) costars beside La Marre.