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Capernaum

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, whe...

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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)
Format: Videos DVD
Language:Arabic
French
English
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.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary: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, where he meets Ethiopian migrant worker Rahil, who provides him with shelter and food, as Zein takes care of her baby son Yonas in return. Zein later gets jailed for committing a violent crime, and finally seeks justice in a courtroom.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2018.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Special features: The making of Capernaum ; Theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1; wide screen (2.39:1); Dolby digital 5.1.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language and some drug material.
Production Credits:Music, Khaled Mouzanar ; director of photography, Christopher Aoun ; editors, Konstantin Bock, Laure Gardette.

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