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Capernaum (2018)

It takes courage to hope.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Nadine Labaki

Synopsis

Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.

Actors

Zain Al Rafeea
Zain Al Rafeea
Zain
Yordanos Shifera
Yordanos Shifera
Rahil
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
Yonas
Kawsar Al Haddad
Kawsar Al Haddad
Souad
Fadi Kamel Yousef
Fadi Kamel Yousef
Selim
Cedra Izzam
Cedra Izzam
Sahar
Alaa Chouchnieh
Alaa Chouchnieh
Aspro
Elias Khoury
Elias Khoury
The Judge
Nadine Labaki
Nadine Labaki
Nadine
Nour el Husseini
Nour el Husseini
Assaad
Joseph Jimbazian
Joseph Jimbazian
Cockroach Man / Harout
Samira Chalhoub
Samira Chalhoub
Daad
Farah Hasno
Farah Hasno
Maysoun

Crews

Nadine Labaki
Nadine Labaki
Director
Nadine Labaki
Nadine Labaki
Writer
Christopher Aoun
Christopher Aoun
Director of Photography
Jihad Hojeily
Jihad Hojeily
Writer
Georges Khabbaz
Georges Khabbaz
Writer
Michelle Keserwany
Michelle Keserwany
Writer
Khaled Mouzanar
Khaled Mouzanar
Writer
Khaled Mouzanar
Khaled Mouzanar
Original Music Composer
Michel Merkt
Michel Merkt
Producer
Khaled Mouzanar
Khaled Mouzanar
Producer
Pierre Sarraf
Pierre Sarraf
Co-Producer
Konstantin Bock
Konstantin Bock
Editor
Laure Gardette
Laure Gardette
Editor
Sébastien Leclercq
Sébastien Leclercq
Visual Effects
Pierre Sarraf
Pierre Sarraf
Line Producer
Marianne Katra
Marianne Katra
Line Producer
Chadi Roukoz
Chadi Roukoz
Sound Designer
Chadi Roukoz
Chadi Roukoz
Production Sound Mixer
Emmanuel Croset
Emmanuel Croset
Sound Mixer
Matthieu Tertois
Matthieu Tertois
Sound Mixer
Toufic Khreich
Toufic Khreich
First Assistant Director
Elie Ziadé
Elie Ziadé
General Manager
Jennifer Haddad
Jennifer Haddad
Casting Director
Ghina El Hachem
Ghina El Hachem
Casting Associate
Christine Youakim
Christine Youakim
Casting Associate
Cynthia Sawma
Cynthia Sawma
Casting Associate
Hussein Baydoun
Hussein Baydoun
Art Direction
Zeina Saab de Melero
Zeina Saab de Melero
Costume Design
Ray Barakat
Ray Barakat
Executive Producer
Chady Eli Mattar
Chady Eli Mattar
Executive Producer
Assaad Debs
Assaad Debs
Executive Producer
Joslyn Barnes
Joslyn Barnes
Executive Producer
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Executive Producer
Susan Rockefeller
Susan Rockefeller
Executive Producer
Samer Rizk
Samer Rizk
Executive Producer
Ayla Rizk
Ayla Rizk
Executive Producer
Georges Sarraf
Georges Sarraf
Executive Producer
Sylvio Sharif Tabet
Sylvio Sharif Tabet
Executive Producer
Antoine Khalife
Antoine Khalife
Executive Producer
Fouad Mikati
Fouad Mikati
Executive Producer
Candice Abela-Mikati
Candice Abela-Mikati
Executive Producer
Wissam Smayra
Wissam Smayra
Executive Producer
Jason Kliot
Jason Kliot
Executive Producer
Joana Vicente
Joana Vicente
Executive Producer
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Anne-Dominique Toussaint
Executive Producer
Akram Safa
Akram Safa
Executive Producer
Nadine Asmar
Nadine Asmar
Intern

Trailers and other movies

Official US Trailer
Official US Trailer 2
Official UK Trailer
Nadine Labaki's Capernaum | Inside Picturehouse Special

Posters and backgrounds

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