Synopsis
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 (2018) is a 2h 6min drama feature film by Nadine Labaki. After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail,... Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2019).
Facts
Awards
IFFR audience award, Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
Setting
Lebanon
Original language
Arabic
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Academy Awards 2019 academy_award
- Bolton International Film Festival 2019
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2018 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2018 generic
