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Capernaum

Original title: Capharnaüm
  • 2018
  • R
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
111K
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121
Capernaum (2018)
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While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.

  • Director
    • Nadine Labaki
  • Writers
    • Nadine Labaki
    • Jihad Hojeily
    • Michelle Keserwany
  • Stars
    • Zain Al Rafeea
    • Yordanos Shiferaw
    • Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    111K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,541
    121
    • Director
      • Nadine Labaki
    • Writers
      • Nadine Labaki
      • Jihad Hojeily
      • Michelle Keserwany
    • Stars
      • Zain Al Rafeea
      • Yordanos Shiferaw
      • Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
    • 564User reviews
    • 175Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #89
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 39 wins & 55 nominations total

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    Capernaum: Rahil
    Clip 1:06
    Capernaum: Rahil

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    Zain Al Rafeea
    Zain Al Rafeea
    • Zain
    Yordanos Shiferaw
    • Rahil
    Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
    Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
    • Yonas
    Kawsar Al Haddad
    • Souad
    Fadi Yousef
    • Selim
    • (as Fadi Kamel Yousef)
    Cedra Izzam
    • Sahar, the Sister
    Alaa Chouchnieh
    • Aspro
    Elias Khoury
    • The Judge
    Mohammad Al Abdallah
    • Salah
    Mohamad Abdellatif
    • Street Kid
    Abdo Abdo
    • Notary
    Hampig Abraham
    • Street Kid
    Jamil Ahmad
    • Street Kid
    Mohamad Akkar
    • Kid
    Elias Akobegia
    • Employer Snack Falafel
    Riman Al Rafeea
    • Zain's Sister
    Legamett Alamou
    • Prisoner Detention Center
    Majd Nabil Alhalabi
    • Street Kid
    • Director
      • Nadine Labaki
    • Writers
      • Nadine Labaki
      • Jihad Hojeily
      • Michelle Keserwany
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      All actors in Capernaum are people whose real life resembles that of the film. Thus, Zain's real life is similar (to some extent) to that of his character, as was Rahil, who was undocumented. For the character of Zain's mother, Nadine Labaki was inspired by a woman she met, who has 16 children and lives in the same conditions as those of Capernaum. Six of her children have died and others are in orphanages for lack of care. The one who plays the role of Kawthar really fed her children with sugar and ice cubes.
    • Goofs
      at 4:17, Zain is shown being handcuffed behind his back and taken to court. Arriving in the court house, at 5:22, still handcuffed, he manages to scratch his face which would of course be impossible to do. A few seconds later, the judge asks that the handcuffs be removed, they were therefore definitely meant to be on a few seconds before.
    • Quotes

      Zain: I want to make a complaint against my parents. I'd want adults to listen to me. I want adults who can't raise kids not to have any. What will I remember? Violence, insults or beatings, hit with chains, pipes, or a belt? The kindest words I heard were get out son of a whore! Bug off, piece of garbage! Life is a pile of shit. Not worth more than my shoe. I live in hell here. I burn like rotting meat. Life is a bitch.I thought we'd become good people, loved by all. But God doesn't want that for us. He'd rather we be washrags for others. The child you're carrying will be like I am.

    • Alternate versions
      The US release was cut by around 3 minutes. The main deletion is the sequence in which Cockroach-Man tries to help Rahil get a permit by pretending to be her new employer.
    • Connections
      Featured in 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019)

    User reviews564

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    8/10

    Two great boys!

    OMG. Zain and Yonas are movie miracles. The director succeeded in crafting them into natural actors. And the story ..... flowing like a strong current that carries you helplessly you can't do nothing but let go of everything. And Zain, how his energy infiltrated my being, I realized that I smiled when he also finally smiled at the end, that through the movie I became him. He is magic!
    • tedicaprio
    • Jul 6, 2019
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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2018 (Lebanon)
    • Countries of origin
      • Lebanon
      • United States
      • France
      • Cyprus
      • Qatar
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • Amharic
    • Also known as
      • Chaos
    • Filming locations
      • Cola, Beirut, Lebanon(slum)
    • Production companies
      • Mooz Films
      • Cedrus Invest Bank
      • Sunnyland Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,661,096
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,988
      • Dec 16, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $64,417,003
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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