Capernaum

Sep 20, 2018

2h 6m

★ 8.2

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Boo Pictures

Mooz Films

Les Films des Tournelles

Open City Films

KNM

Synchronicity Films

Louverture Films

The Bridge Production

Capernaum Trailers

Cast

Zain

Zain Al Rafeea

Rahil

Yordanos Shifera

Yonas

Boluwatife Treasure Bankole

Souad

Kawsar Al Haddad

Selim

Fadi Kamel Yousef

Sahar

Cedra Izzam

Aspro

Alaa Chouchnieh

The Judge

Elias Khoury

Nadine

Nadine Labaki

Assaad

Nour el Husseini

Cockroach Man / Harout

Joseph Jimbazian

Daad

Samira Chalhoub

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