Capernaum
Movie · Drama · Independent

From acclaimed director Nadine Labaki ('Caramel', 'Where Do We Go Now?') comes a stunning new film that is quite simply unforgettable. In a courtroom a young boy named Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) stands before a judge. He asks to sue his own parents for giving him life. The turn of events that have brought him to this point take us on a journey through his poverty stricken upbringing in Beirut where he lives with his family. Forced to live by his wits in order to survive, his life reaches a turning point when his parents make an unforgiveable deal that will see his younger sister married off. Left distraught by this terrible turn of events, Zain takes to the road. Whilst looking for work at a fairground he befriends a young woman who is working illegally as a cleaner and helps to look after her adorable one-year-old baby Jonas. Zain and Jonas form a touching double act but things are about to get much more complicated when a set of circumstances force Zain to make choices that will have huge ramifications. 'Capernaum' is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit - a battle cry for the forgotten, the unwanted and the lost that offers hope in the most unexpected of places.

2019 · 2h 6m
  • 90%
Starring 贊恩·阿·勒費亞, Yordanos Shifera, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Director Nadine Labaki

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Cast & Crew

  • 贊
    贊恩·阿·勒費亞
    Zain
  • Y‌S
    Yordanos Shifera
    Rahil
  • B‌T
    Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
    Yonas
  • K‌A
    Kawsar Al Haddad
    Souad
  • F‌Y
    Fadi Yousef
    Selim
  • C‌I
    Cedra Izzam
    Sahar
  • Nadine Labaki
    Director
  • Michel Merkt
    Producer
  • K‌M
    Khaled Mouzanar
    Producer
  • A‌T
    Anne-Dominique Toussaint
    Producer
  • R‌B
    Ray Barakat
    Producer

About

Capernaum

Drama

From acclaimed director Nadine Labaki ('Caramel', 'Where Do We Go Now?') comes a stunning new film that is quite simply unforgettable. In a courtroom a young boy named Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) stands before a judge. He asks to sue his own parents for giving him life. The turn of events that have brought him to this point take us on a journey through his poverty stricken upbringing in Beirut where he lives with his family. Forced to live by his wits in order to survive, his life reaches a turning point when his parents make an unforgiveable deal that will see his younger sister married off. Left distraught by this terrible turn of events, Zain takes to the road. Whilst looking for work at a fairground he befriends a young woman who is working illegally as a cleaner and helps to look after her adorable one-year-old baby Jonas. Zain and Jonas form a touching double act but things are about to get much more complicated when a set of circumstances force Zain to make choices that will have huge ramifications. 'Capernaum' is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit - a battle cry for the forgotten, the unwanted and the lost that offers hope in the most unexpected of places.

90%

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© 2018 - CAPHARNAÜM - MOOZ FILMS

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Studio
Mooz Films
Released
2019
Run Time
2 hr 6 min
Rated
A
Regions of Origin
Lebanon, France, United States, Cyprus, United Kingdom, Qatar
© 2018 - CAPHARNAÜM - MOOZ FILMS

Languages

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Arabic, Arabic (Lebanon), Arabic (Egypt), English (United States), Amharic
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Arabic (Lebanon)

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