Capernaum
A defiant 12‑year‑old inmate fights the Lebanese justice system to sue his own parents for giving him life, while battling a brutal prison hierarchy and a society that has abandoned his impoverished family.
“It takes courage to hope.”
Synopsis
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.
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Principal cast & crew: 26
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Edited by Konstantin BockShot by Christopher AounScored by Khaled MouzanarDesigned by Hussein Baydoun
Box Office
2018 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 16× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$65.0M
US & Canada: $1.7M — 3% of worldwide · International: $63.3M (97%)
Opening weekend: $25K — 2% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $39K — 2% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3 theaters
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Also known as
- کفرناحومar
- Capernaum - Stadt der Hoffnungde
- Cafarnaúmes
- Capharnaümfr
- Cafarnao - Caos e miracoliit
- Capharnaümit
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Cast & Crew
26 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Zain Al Rafeea
as Zain
Yordanos Shifera
as Rahil
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
as Yonas
Kawsar Al Haddad
as Souad
Fadi Yousef
as Selim
Fadi Kamel Yousef
as Selim
Cedra Izzam
as Sahar, the Sister
Alaa Chouchnieh
as Aspro
Elias Khoury
as The Judge
Mohammad Al Abdallah
as Salah
Nadine Labaki
as Nadine
Mohamad Abdellatif
as Street Kid
Supporting cast
4Directors
1Writers
4Producers
2Other crew
6Parents Guide
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