Capernaum /
Capernaum /
Mooz Films presents ; in association with Cedrus Invest Bank, Doha Film Institute, KNM Films, Boo Pictures, Synchronicity Production, The Bridge Production, Louverture Films, Open City Films, Les Films des Tournelles ; screenplay, Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwany ; in collaboration with Georges Khabbaz, Khlaed Mouzanar ; producer, Michel Merkt ; produced by Khaled Mouzanar ; directed by Nadine Labaki.
, Lebanon France United States
- 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2018. Wide screen (2.39:1). Special features: The making of Capernaum ; Theatrical trailer.
Music, Khaled Mouzanar ; director of photography, Christopher Aoun ; editors, Konstantin Bock, Laure Gardette. Music, Khaled Mouzanar ; director of photography, Christopher Aoun ; editors, Konstantin Bock, Laure Gardette.
Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shifera, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Yousef, Cedra Izzam, Alaa Chouchnieh, Elias Khoury.
Capernaüm tells the story of Zain (Zain al-Rafeea), a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the "crime" of giving him life. The film follows Zain as he journeys from gutsy, streetwise child to hardened 12-year-old "adult" fleeing his negligent parents, surviving through his wits on the streets, where he meets Ethiopian migrant worker Rahil, who provides him with shelter and food, as Zein takes care of her baby son Yonas in return. Zein later gets jailed for committing a violent crime, and finally seeks justice in a courtroom.
MPAA rating: R; for language and some drug material.
DVD, region 1; wide screen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1.
Arabic dialogue; French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; English described video.
043396553224
55322 Sony Pictures Classics
Street children--Lebanon--Drama.
Abused children--Lebanon--Drama.
Abusive parents--Drama.
Child abuse--Law and legislation--Drama.
Immigrants--Lebanon--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2018. Wide screen (2.39:1). Special features: The making of Capernaum ; Theatrical trailer.
Music, Khaled Mouzanar ; director of photography, Christopher Aoun ; editors, Konstantin Bock, Laure Gardette. Music, Khaled Mouzanar ; director of photography, Christopher Aoun ; editors, Konstantin Bock, Laure Gardette.
Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shifera, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Yousef, Cedra Izzam, Alaa Chouchnieh, Elias Khoury.
Capernaüm tells the story of Zain (Zain al-Rafeea), a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the "crime" of giving him life. The film follows Zain as he journeys from gutsy, streetwise child to hardened 12-year-old "adult" fleeing his negligent parents, surviving through his wits on the streets, where he meets Ethiopian migrant worker Rahil, who provides him with shelter and food, as Zein takes care of her baby son Yonas in return. Zein later gets jailed for committing a violent crime, and finally seeks justice in a courtroom.
MPAA rating: R; for language and some drug material.
DVD, region 1; wide screen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1.
Arabic dialogue; French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; English described video.
043396553224
55322 Sony Pictures Classics
Street children--Lebanon--Drama.
Abused children--Lebanon--Drama.
Abusive parents--Drama.
Child abuse--Law and legislation--Drama.
Immigrants--Lebanon--Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.