Capharnaum
2020
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After being jailed for committing a violent crime, Zain, a mistreated 12-year-old boy, sues his parents for giving him life. Zain’s large family live hand to mouth in a squalid apartment in Lebanon. The kids work instead of going to school. When Zain’s 11 year old sister is sold into marriage, he flees the family home in search of a better life. He is taken in and lovingly cared for by an illegal Ethiopian worker, Rahil, who lives in a shanty house with her baby. But when Rahil disappears, Zain is suddenly left to fend for himself and her baby, resorting to increasingly desperate measures to survive. Director Nadine Labaki (Where Do We Go Now?) cast non-professional actors from displaced backgrounds similar to their characters, resulting in authentic and extraordinary performances.
Main title:
Author:
Labaki, Nadine, film directorBankole, Boluwatife, actorShiferaw, Yordanos, actorAl Rafeea, Zain, actorMadman Entertainment (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Imprint:
Madman Entertainment, 2018.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (126 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by Madman Entertainment in 2018.In English
Performers:
Boluwatife Bankole, Yordanos Shiferaw, Zain Al Rafeea
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
Arabic
Subject:
BRN:
392514
Electronic access:
https://www.kanopy.com/node/6357881/external-image - Cover Image
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web | Emovies | STREAMING | In-process (Set: 29 Jan 2021)Access resource |