Capernaum

2018 · 2h06 · Film

Directed by Nadine Labaki

Starring Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shifera, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Yousef, Cedra Izzam, Alaa Chouchnieh, Elias Khoury, Nadine Labaki, Nour el Husseini

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

After running away from his negligent parents, committing a violent crime and being sentenced to five years in jail, a hardened, streetwise 12-year-old Lebanese boy sues his parents in protest of the life they have given him.

Original title

کفرناحوم

Original language

Arabic

Screenplay

Georges Khabbaz, Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwany

Music

Khaled Mouzannar

Cinematography

Christopher Aoun

Cast

Kawsar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Yousef, Cedra Izzam, Alaa Chouchnieh, Elias Khoury, Nadine Labaki, Nour el Husseini, Joseph Jimbazian, Samira Chalhoub

Updated July 22, 2026

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