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Capernaum (2018)

"It takes courage to hope."

8.1/10 2h 6m Sep 20, 2018
Drama

After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.

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Movie Details

Original Title کفرناحوم
Original Language AR
Budget $4,000,000
Revenue $64,978,931
Status Released
Popularity 3.5

Cast

Zain Al Rafeea
Zain Al Rafeea
Zain
Popularity: 0.8
Yordanos Shifera
Yordanos Shifera
Rahil
Popularity: 0.6
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Yonas
Popularity: 0.5
Kawsar Al Haddad
Kawsar Al Haddad
Souad
Popularity: 0.4
Fadi Kamel Yousef
Fadi Kamel Yousef
Selim
Popularity: 0.1
Cedra Izzam
Cedra Izzam
Sahar
Popularity: 0.5
Alaa Chouchnieh
Alaa Chouchnieh
Aspro
Popularity: 1.8
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Elias Khoury
The Judge
Popularity: 0.7
Nadine Labaki
Nadine Labaki
Nadine
Popularity: 5.4
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Nour el Husseini
Assaad
Popularity: 0.0
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Joseph Jimbazian
Cockroach Man / Harout
Popularity: 0.1
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Samira Chalhoub
Daad
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Nadine Labaki
Writer Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Georges Khabbaz
Producer Michel Merkt, Khaled Mouzanar
Editor Konstantin Bock, Laure Gardette
Executive Producer Ray Barakat, Chady Eli Mattar, Assaad Debs

Production

Boo Pictures
US
Mooz Films
LB
Les Films des Tournelles
FR
Open City Films
US
KNM
FR
Synchronicity Films
GB

Videos & Trailers

Capernaum - On DVD, Blu-ray & Digital - 29 July
Capernaum - On DVD, Blu-ray & Digital - 29 July
Teaser
CAPERNAUM: Audience Reactions
CAPERNAUM: Audience Reactions
Featurette
Inside Picturehouse Special
Inside Picturehouse Special
Featurette
CAPERNAUM With Joana Vicente
CAPERNAUM With Joana Vicente
Featurette
How director Nadine Labaki cast CAPERNAUM’s young lead | TIFF 2019
How director Nadine Labaki cast CAPERNAUM’s young lead | TIFF 2019
Featurette
Q&A with CAPERNAUM Filmmaker Nadine Labaki
Q&A with CAPERNAUM Filmmaker Nadine Labaki
Featurette

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Keywords

child abuse slum refugee neglect child bride lawsuit undocumented immigrant poverty life in the slums slum dwellers

Reviews from TMDB

Stephen Campbell 8/10
Jul 23, 2019

**_I wouldn't call it entertaining per se, but it's certainly provocative_** >_I saw kids who are so neglected, so abused that there's nothing anymore in their eyes. These children don't laugh, don't cry, and don't play. If you put a toy in front of them, they don't touch it. They are just numb. ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 20, 2018
Runtime 2h 6m
Budget $4,000,000
Revenue $64,978,931
Language AR
Status Released
Popularity 3.5
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