The Gospel

Rob Hardy, who wrote and directed The Gospel, obviously knows a lot about black churches, their services, their music, their traditions and the way the congregation interacts with the people on the altar.

...its basic theme, [is] the simultaneous conflict and sameness between pop music stardom and church celebrity and commercialism, and the emphasis on profits that drives both.

...nothing more or less than a secular retelling of the Biblical parable of the prodigal son.

Fledgling R&B star David (Boris Kodjoe) is drawn back to his pop's Atlanta ministry in this energetic evangelical film.