“Capernaum” (Capharnaüm) by Nadine Labaki (2018)

Extremely touching and powerful movie, anchored in a revolting reality!
SPOILERS coming
Nadine Labaki opposes two families, both dysfunctional, both living on the fringe of society. On the one hand, a Lebanese family with many (many) children – Zain, a 12-year old boy, is one of them – living in the slums of Beirut. On the other hand, an Ethiopian woman with her baby living in a refugee camp. Although this single mother has nothing and struggles to keep her baby alive, it’s by her and her baby that Zain will find the love and care that were absent in his own family.

Cast: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef, Nour el Husseini, Cedra Izam
Director: Nadine Labaki
Writer: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Georges Khabbaz, Michelle Keserwany
Music by Khaled Mouzanar
Cinematography by Christopher Aoun
Film Editing by Konstantin Bock, Laure Gardette