Capernaum

Capernaum
8.1

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Directed by: Nadine Labaki

Overview

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.

Reviews (2)

  • Stephen Campbell (Rated: 8)

    I wouldn't call it entertaining per se, but it's certainly provocative

    _I saw kids who are so neglected, so abused that there's nothing anymore in their eyes. These children don't laugh, don't cry, and don't play. If you put a toy in front of them, they don't touch it. They are just numb. ...

  • CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)

    There’s something distinctly Dickensian about the urchin style of life lived by “Zain” (Zain Al-Rafeea) on the modern-day streets of Lebanon. He has to use his wits and guile, his charm and his youth to scrape a living after he ran away from his parents. He did this because they gave his beloved ele...

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