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Dec 14, 2018 · “Capernaum” is fiction, but its portrayal of Lebanon’s rampant poverty and treatment of undocumented populations is very realistic. Is that context important?
Capernaum (Arabic: كفرناحوم, romanized: Cafarnaüm) is a 2018 Lebanese drama film directed by Nadine Labaki and produced by Khaled Mouzanar. The screenplay was written by Labaki, Jihad Hojaily and Michelle Keserwany from a story by Labaki, Hojaily, Keserwany, Georges Khabbaz and Khaled Mouzanar .
Feb 21, 2019 · Director Nadine Labaki on the Real Stories Behind Her Oscar-nominated Movie Capernaum. In Capernaum, her latest film, Nadine Labaki, the Lebanese actor and director tells the story of the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon through the eyes of a young Syrian boy living in a Beirut slum.
Capernaum’s title is a nod to the French term for ‘chaos’ (as well as a doomed biblical village). Its modern Beirut-set narrative portrays abject child poverty and neglect, vividly and without...
Dec 14, 2018 · Capernaum, which means “chaos,” tells the story of that child: Zain, a savvy and wild undernourished creature who runs away from his family after his 11-year-old sister, Sahar, is married off to...
Dec 16, 2018 · The Jury Prize winner at this year's Cannes Film Festival tells the story of Zain, a streetwise 12-year-old, who flees his abusive parents and later sues them for the "crime" of giving him life.
Nov 8, 2018 · Until three months ago, Zain’s life shared similarities to the character he plays in Capernaum, the story an undocumented Lebanese boy fighting to survive poverty and marginalization while helping other displaced people living in the slums of Beirut.
Sep 20, 2018 · 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.
Dec 13, 2018 · “Capernaum,” Nadine Labaki’s hectic and heartbreaking new film, borrows its name from an ancient city condemned to hell, according to the Book of Matthew, by Jesus himself.
Dec 14, 2018 · Written and directed by Nadine Labaki, Capernaum—which is named for the biblical village that was cursed by Jesus and is now used to indicate chaos—was immediately loved by critics.
