''A Beautiful Soul'' is a 2012 drama film directed by American director

Jeffrey W. Byrd Jeffrey W. Byrd is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Once a protégé of Spike Lee, Byrd started his film career by working on several of Lee's filmspage 69 including ''Mo' Better Blues'', ''Malcolm X'' and ''Jungle Fever''.

. The film was released May 4, 2012 and stars Deitrick Haddon, Lesley-Ann Brandt, and Harry Lennix.

Plot

R&B superstar Andre Stephens (

Deitrick Haddon Deitrick Vaughn Haddon (born May 17, 1973) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, record producer, and pastor. He is best known for performing progressive gospel and contemporary styles of music. He was one of the cast membe ...

) is on top of the world. He has success, fame, and fortune but spiritually he has lost his way. However, his "perfect" life is shattered when his entourage is brutally attacked, leaving Andre and his best friend Chris Johnson (

Robert Ri'chard Robert Andrew Ri'chard (born January 7, 1983) is an American actor, known for his roles as Bobby Walker on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''Cousin Skeeter'' (1998–2002), and as Arnaz Ballard on the UPN sitcom ''One on One (American TV series), One on On ...

) clinging to life. On a spiritual journey that exists in a place that is neither on Earth nor in Heaven, Andre is given the opportunity to reevaluate his life and his faith. Andre realises he has a long way to go at church before being great.

Cast

as Andre Stephens *

Skylan Brooks Skylan Brooks (born February 12, 1999) is an American actor, best known for playing Mister in '' The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete''. Early life Brooks was born in Torrance, California. Career In 2013, Brooks played the title role of ...

as Young Andre Stephens *

as Chris Scott *

Lesley-Ann Brandt Lesley-Ann Brandt (born 2 December 1981) is a South African-born American actress best known for the role of Mazikeen on the television series ''Lucifer'' (2016–2021). Early life Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Brandt is Cape Coloured of Afr ...

as Angela Berry *

Harry Lennix Harold Joseph Lennix III (born November 16, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Terrence "Dresser" Williams in the Robert Townsend film '' The Five Heartbeats'' (1991) and as Boyd Langton in the science-fiction series '' Do ...

as Jeff Freeze * Barry Floyd as Terrance Wilson * Trevor Jackson as Quincy Smith * Monica Ramon

Reception

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'' gave a mostly negative review for ''A Beautiful Soul'', remarking that the "slackness of the storytelling has the effect of subjecting the low-budget pic’s supernatural elements to charm-killing scrutiny."

Awards

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: Black Reel Award for Outstanding Television Film or Mini-Series

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