Capernaum
Director: Nadine Labaki
Producer: Khaled Mouzanar, Michel Merkt
Screenplay: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwany
Cinematographer: Christopher Aoun
Editor: Konstantin Bock, Laure Gardette
Cast: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Bankole, Kawthar Al Haddad
2018 | Arabic| Colour | 126 mins.
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. ‘Capernaum’, is a poignant story of damaged childhood, refugees and the cracks in a society that turns its back on humanity. It was nominated for a
Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and Labaki became the first woman from the Arabic-speaking world to be nominated in this category.
Nadine Labaki (b. 1974, Beirut, Lebanon) is an actress and director. After graduating in audiovisual studies from the University of Beirut, she has directed adverts and music videos. In 2004, she embarked on a Festival de Cannes Cinéfondation Residency to write and develop ‘Caramel’, her first feature film. It showcased at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2007.
