Capernaum

About Capernaum

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.

Nadine Labaki's Capernaum is a 2018 drama film. The film is filed under child abuse, poverty, refugee, and slum.

Zain Al Rafeea stars as Zain, Yordanos Shifera as Rahil, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole as Yonas, and Kawsar Al Haddad as Souad. It runs 126 minutes and was released in September 2018.

The screenplay is by Georges Khabbaz and Jihad Hojeily. It comes from Boo Pictures and Louverture Films.

MOTHER, Dolores Claiborne, and The Man Who Invented Christmas make useful companions to Capernaum, all filed under neglect. TMDB voters put it at 8.1 out of 10 across 2,064 votes.