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CAPERNAUM, a new film by Nadine Labaki and winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, follows Zain, a gutsy streetwise child, as he flees his negligent parents. He survives on the streets through his wits while taking care of Ethiopian refugee Rahil and her baby son, Yonas. After being arrested and put in jail, Zain finally seeks justice against his parents in court for the “crime” of giving him life.
Original Release
09/20/2018
US Release
12/14/2018
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Zain Al Rafeea | Zain |
Yordanos Shiferaw | Rahil |
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole | Yonas |
Kawsar Al Haddad | Souad |
Fadi Yousef | Selim |
Cedra Izzam | Sahar, the Sister / Sahar |
Alaa Chouchnieh | Aspro |
Elias Khoury | The Judge |
Mohammad Al Abdallah | Salah |
Mohamad Abdellatif | Street Kid |
Directors
Writers
Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwany, Georges Khabbaz, Khaled Mouzanar
Cast
Name | Character |
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Zain Al Rafeea | Zain |
Yordanos Shiferaw | Rahil |
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole | Yonas |
Kawsar Al Haddad | Souad |
Fadi Yousef | Selim |
Cedra Izzam | Sahar, the Sister / Sahar |
Alaa Chouchnieh | Aspro |
Elias Khoury | The Judge |
Mohammad Al Abdallah | Salah |
Mohamad Abdellatif | Street Kid |
Abdo Abdo | Notary |
Hampig Abraham | Street Kid |
Jamil Ahmad | Street Kid |
Mohamad Akkar | Kid |
Elias Akobegia | Employer Snack Falafel |
Riman Al Rafeea | Zain's Sister |
Legamett Alamou | Prisoner Detention Center |
Majd Nabil Alhalabi | Street Kid |
Nabil Hasan Ali | Employee Gas Station |
Wissam Al Ali | Prisoners Roumieh Juvenile Detention Center |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Candice Abela-Mikati | Executive Producer |
Ray Barakat | Executive Producer |
Joslyn Barnes | Executive Producer |
Assaad Debs | Executive Producer |
Danny Glover | Executive Producer |
Antoine Khalife | Executive Producer |
Jason Kliot | Executive Producer |
Chady Eli Mattar | Executive Producer |
Kateryna Merkt | Executive Producer |
Michel Merkt | Executive Producer |
Fouad Mikati | Executive Producer |
Ayla Rizk | Executive Producer |
Samer Rizk | Executive Producer |
Susan Rockefeller | Executive Producer |
Akram Safa | Executive Producer |
Georges Sarraf | Executive Producer |
Wissam Smayra | Executive Producer |
Sylvio Sharif Tabet | Executive Producer |
Anne-Dominique Toussaint | Executive Producer |
Joana Vicente | Executive Producer |
Khaled Mouzanar | Producer |
Chrystel Elias | Producer |
Marianne Katra | Producer |
Pierre Sarraf | Producer |
Michel Merkt | Producer |
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Trailers
Clips
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2019 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language | Nominated |
2019 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film of the Year | Nominated |