Zain is a 12-year-old boy who behaves like an adult because of the suffering he has lived in: he fled his abusive parents, lived on the streets, took care of the refugee Rahil and her baby and was arrested for a violent crime. Zain decides to go to the courtroom and sues his parents for the “crime” of giving him life.
Winner of the jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Capharnaüm
2018
16 years
120 min.
Fiction
Lebanon
parenthood, violence, crime, refugee crisis, awarded films
Colorido
Nadine Labaki
Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeilly, Michelle Keserwany
Christopher Aoun
Konstantin Bock, Laure Gardette
Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef
Khaled Mouzanar
Mooz Films
Khaled Mouzanar
Sony Pictures
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