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81% Critic Match
Capernaum
“It takes courage to hope.”
8.1 / 10• 2018• 2h 6m•NR• Arabic
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Zain Al Rafeea
Zain
Lead
Yordanos Shifera
Rahil
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Yonas
Kawsar Al Haddad
Souad
Fadi Kamel Yousef
Selim
Cedra Izzam
Sahar
Alaa Chouchnieh
Aspro
EK
Elias Khoury
The Judge
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nadine Labaki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Capernaum is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
