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Capernaum

Capernaum

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Capernaum

"It takes courage to hope."

2018

2h 6m

8.2(2011 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Boo Pictures

Les Films des Tournelles

Synchronicity Films

Louverture Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Zain Al Rafeea

Zain Al Rafeea

Zain

Yordanos Shifera

Yordanos Shifera

Rahil

Boluwatife Treasure Bankole

Boluwatife Treasure Bankole

Yonas

Kawsar Al Haddad

Kawsar Al Haddad

Souad

Fadi Kamel Yousef

Fadi Kamel Yousef

Selim

Cedra Izzam

Cedra Izzam

Sahar

Alaa Chouchnieh

Alaa Chouchnieh

Aspro

Elias Khoury

The Judge

Nadine Labaki

Nadine Labaki

Nadine

Nour el Husseini

Assaad

Creative team

Directed by: Nadine Labaki
Written by: Nadine Labaki
Jihad Hojeily
Produced by: Michel Merkt
Khaled Mouzanar

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