Capernaum

Nadine Labaki20182h 6mSocial Issues, Drama

Why we chose it

Jury Award at the Cannes Film Festival of 2018 and an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film for Lebanese Nadine Labaki's neorealist drama that will not leave anyone unmoved.

Synopsis

While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy decides to make his own revolution against poverty and family hardships, in the suffocating and dead-end reality of modern Lebanon.

Information

Director
Cast
Also known as
Capharnaüm
Production year
2018
Decade
2010s
Duration
2h 6m
Festivals & Awards
Language
Amharic, Arabic
Country
United Kingdom, Qatar, Cyprus, France, United States, Lebanon
Subtitles
Greek
Age rating
15+

Cannes Film Festival

Jury Prize

2018

Cannes Film Festival

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

2018

Oscars

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film

2019

What others say

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