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Capernaum( 2018)

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It takes courage to hope.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Zain Al Rafeea

      Zain

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      Yordanos Shifera

      Rahil

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      Boluwatife Treasure Bankole

      Yonas

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      Kawsar Al Haddad

      Souad

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      Fadi Kamel Yousef

      Selim

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      Cedra Izzam

      Sahar

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      Alaa Chouchnieh

      Aspro

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      Elias Khoury

      The Judge

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      Nadine Labaki

      Nadine

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      Nour el Husseini

      Assaad

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      Joseph Jimbazian

      Cockroach Man / Harout

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      Samira Chalhoub

      Daad

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      Farah Hasno

      Maysoun

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by Stephen Campbell

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    Written by Stephen Campbell on Tue Jul 23 2019
    **_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. There's no more childhood in their eyes. After seeing these kids many times, when they started to have a trusting relationship with me, I used to ask them, "are you happy to be alive?" Ninety-nine percent of the kids answered "no". They told me: "I'm not happy to be here." "Why am I here when there'_...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4000000.00

    Revenue

    64978931.00

    Keywords

    • child abuse
    • slum
    • refugee
    • neglect
    • child bride
    • lawsuit
    • undocumented immigrant
    • poverty
    • life in the slums
    • slum dwellers