Capernaum

Capernaum (2018)

17/10/2018 (GB)
Drama
2h 6m

It takes courage to hope.

Overview

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.

  • Nadine LabakiDirector, Writer
  • Jihad HojeilyWriter
  • Georges KhabbazWriter
  • Original Title

    کفرناحوم

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Arabic

  • Budget

    $4,000,000

  • Revenue

    $64,978,931

Keywords

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

Top Billed Cast

Zain Al Rafeea

Zain Al Rafeea

Zain

Yordanos Shifera

Yordanos Shifera

Rahil

Boluwatife Treasure Bankole

Boluwatife Treasure Bankole

Yonas

Kawsar Al Haddad

Kawsar Al Haddad

Souad

Fadi Kamel Yousef

Fadi Kamel Yousef

Selim

Cedra Izzam

Cedra Izzam

Sahar

Alaa Chouchnieh

Alaa Chouchnieh

Aspro

Elias Khoury

The Judge

Nadine Labaki

Nadine Labaki

Nadine

Nour el Husseini

Assaad

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