Capernaum
کفرناحوم
“ It takes courage to hope. ”
CINEMA2018-09-20
DIGITAL2019-03-23
RegionFR / LB
Runtime126 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
Nadine Labaki
KEYWORDS
child abuseslumrefugeeneglectchild bridelawsuitundocumented immigrantpovertylife in the slumsslum dwellers
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