Capernaum = Capharnaüm / 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.

Capernaum = پهرنèم/ 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.

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, wher...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Mooz Films (Presenter)
Cedrus Invest Bank (Production company)
Doha Film Institute (Production company)
KNM Films (Production company)
Boo Pictures (Production company)
Synchronicity Production (Production company)
Bridge Production (Production company)
Louverture Films (Firm) (Production company)
Open City Films (Firm) (Production company)
Films des Tournelles (Production company)
Sony Pictures Classics (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors: Labaki, Nadine, 1974- (Film director, Screenwriter)
Hojeily, Jihad (Screenwriter)
Keserwany, Michelle (Screenwriter)
Khabbaz, Georges (Screenwriter)
Mouzanar, Khaled (Screenwriter, Film producer, composer (expression))
Merkt, Michel, 1972- (Film producer)
al Rafeea, Zain, 2004- (Actor)
Shiferaw, Yordanos (Actor) (Actor)
Bankole, Boluwatife Treasure (Actor)
Haddad, Kawsar Al (Actor)
Yousef, Fadi Kamel (Actor)
Izzam, Cedra (Actor)
Chouchneih, Alaa (Actor)
Khūrī, Ilyās (Actor)
Language:Arabic
English
French
Language of the Original:
Arabic
Language and/or Writing System:
Arabic or English dialogue; English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; English described video.
Published: Culver City, CA : Sony Pictures Classics, [2019]
Subjects:
Street children > Lebanon > Drama.
Abused children > Lebanon > Drama.
Abusive parents > Drama.
Child abuse > Law and legislation > Drama.
Immigrants > Lebanon > Drama.
Abused children.
Abusive parents.
Child abuse > Law and legislation.
Immigrants.
Street children.
Lebanon.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video, Arabic.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video, Arabic.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Capharnaüm [Parallel title]
Format: Video DVD

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