Capernaum (2018)
Capernaum (2018)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Capernaum is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Zain Al Rafeea
Zain
Yordanos Shifera
Rahil
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Yonas
Kawsar Al Haddad
Souad
Fadi Kamel Yousef
Selim
Cedra Izzam
Sahar
Alaa Chouchnieh
Aspro
Elias Khoury
The Judge
Nadine Labaki
Nadine / Director / Writer
Nour el Husseini
Assaad
Joseph Jimbazian
Cockroach Man / Harout
Samira Chalhoub
Daad
Farah Hasno
Maysoun
Nadine Asmar
Intern
Georges Khabbaz
Writer
Christopher Aoun
Director of Photography
Jihad Hojeily
Writer
Michelle Keserwany
Writer
Khaled Mouzanar
Writer / Original Music Composer / Producer
Michel Merkt
Producer
Laure Gardette
Editor
Konstantin Bock
Editor
Pierre Sarraf
Co-Producer / Line Producer
Konstantin Bock
Editor
Sebastien Leclercq
Visual Effects
Marianne Katra
Line Producer
Elie Ziadé
General Manager
Fouad Mikati
Executive Producer
Toufic Khreich
First Assistant Director
Ray Barakat
Executive Producer
Ghina El Hachem
Casting Associate
Zeina Saab de Melero
Costume Design
Chady Eli Mattar
Executive Producer
Candice Abela-Mikati
Executive Producer
Chadi Roukoz
Sound Designer / Production Sound Mixer
Georges Sarraf
Executive Producer
Samer Rizk
Executive Producer
Jason Kliot
Executive Producer
Jennifer Haddad
Casting Director
Susan Rockefeller
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 20, 2018
Original Nameکفرناحوم
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 6m
Budget$4,000,000
Box Office$64,978,931
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Capernaum (Arabic: كفرناحوم, romanized: Cafarnaüm) is a 2018 Lebanese drama film directed by Nadine Labaki and produced by Khaled Mouzanar. The screenplay was written by Labaki, Jihad Hojaily and Michelle Keserwany from a story by Labaki, Hojaily, Keserwany, Georges Khabbaz and Khaled Mouzanar. The film stars Syrian refugee child actor Zain Al Rafeea as Zain El Hajj, a 12-year-old living in the slums of Beirut. Capernaum is told in flashback format, focusing on Zain's life, including his encounter with an Ethiopian immigrant Rahil and her infant son Yonas, and leading up to his attempt to sue his parents for child neglect.
The film debuted at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, and won the Jury Prize. Capernaum received a 15-minute standing ovation following its premiere at Cannes on 17 May 2018. Sony Pictures Classics, which had previously distributed Labaki's Where Do We Go Now?, bought North American and Latin American distribution rights for the film, while Wild Bunch retained the international rights. It received a wider release on 20 September 2018.
Capernaum received critical acclaim, with particular praise given to Labaki's direction, Al Rafeea's performance and the film's "documentary-like realism". Writing for The New York Times, Manohla Dargis and A. O. Scott named it as one of the greatest films of 2018. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, among several other accolades.
Capernaum is both the highest-grossing Arabic and Middle Eastern film of all time, after becoming a sleeper hit at the international box office with over $68 million worldwide, against a production budget of $4 million. Its largest international market is China, where it became a surprise blockbuster with over $54 million.