Capernaum
“It takes courage to hope.”
2018•2h 6m•8.1•Released
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.
Director
Nadine Labaki
Writer
Georges Khabbaz, Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwany, Khaled Mouzanar
Budget
$4M
Revenue
$65M
Languages
Amharic, Arabic
Studio
Boo Pictures
Cast
Zain Al Rafeea
Zain
Yordanos Shifera
Rahil
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Yonas
Kawsar Al Haddad
Souad
Fadi Kamel Yousef
Selim
Cedra Izzam
Sahar
Alaa Chouchnieh
Aspro
Elias Khoury
The Judge
Nadine Labaki
Nadine
Nour el Husseini
Assaad
Joseph Jimbazian
Cockroach Man / Harout
Samira Chalhoub
Daad
Farah Hasno
Maysoun
Production
Company
Boo Pictures
Company
Mooz Films
Company
Les Films des Tournelles
Company
Open City Films
Company
KNM
Company
Synchronicity Films
Company
Louverture Films
Company
The Bridge Production
Producer
Michel Merkt
Producer
Khaled Mouzanar
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