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Capernaum(2018)

Sony Pictures Classics

R
2h 6m
Drama

Release Date: Dec 14, 2018 | Limited

While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.

Releases

Original Release | Dec 14, 2018

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Box Office

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$24,988
Total US & Canada:
$1,661,096
Total International
$62,755,907
Total Worldwide:
$64,417,003

Director & Top Cast

Nadine Labaki
Director

Zain Al Rafeea
Zain

Yordanos Shiferaw
Rahil

Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Yonas

Kawsar Al Haddad
Souad

Fadi Yousef
Selim

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

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Lebanon

Summaries

Storyline

Capernaüm ("Chaos") tells the story of Zain (Zain al-Rafeea), a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the "crime" of giving him life. The film follows Zain as he journeys from gutsy, streetwise child to hardened 12-year-old "adult" fleeing his negligent parents, surviving through his wits on the streets, where he meets Ethiopian migrant worker Rahil, who provides him with shelter and food, as Zain takes care of her baby son Yonas in return. Zain later gets jailed for committing a violent crime, and finally seeks justice in a courtroom. With his family grappling with extreme poverty, forever indebted to their ruthless landlord, the sad twelve-year-old boy, Zain, is forced to fend for himself in the squalid and overcrowded slums of Beirut. Unable to save his eleven-year-old sister, Sahar, from an uneasy arrangement, Zain will soon find himself all alone in a faceless city, ending up at a small amusement park to befriend another lost soul: the Ethiopian cleaner and mother of one, Rahil. But, in this grim and hostile world, there is no room for dreamers--and as a horrifying discovery is the last straw--a rabid desire for retribution possesses Zain and his blood-thirsty knife demands justice. Who is to blame when love becomes hate, and life turns into an unendurable torment? — Nick Riganas

Headlines

Variety, Red Sea Honor Nadine Labaki, Ranbir Kapoor

Variety
30-Nov-2022

Capernaum(2018)

Box Office

Results

Director & Top Cast

Nadine Labaki

Zain Al Rafeea

Yordanos Shiferaw

Boluwatife Treasure Bankole

Kawsar Al Haddad

Fadi Yousef

Cedra Izzam

Alaa Chouchnieh

Elias Khoury

Mohammad Al Abdallah

Mohamad Abdellatif

Abdo Abdo

Hampig Abraham

Jamil Ahmad

Mohamad Akkar

Elias Akobegia

Riman Al Rafeea

Legamett Alamou

Technical Specifications

Other Details

Summaries

Storyline

Headlines

Variety, Red Sea Honor Nadine Labaki, Ranbir Kapoor