---
title: 'Capernaum (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nadine Labaki'
released: '2018-05-17'
runtime_minutes: 126
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Lebanon'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/capernaum-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8267604/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Capernaum (2018)

2018 · R · 126 min · Drama · Lebanon

Original title: كفرناحوم

## Synopsis

Capernaum is a 2018 Lebanese drama film directed by Nadine Labaki and produced by Khaled Mouzanar. The screenplay was written by Labaki, Jihad Hojaily and Michelle Keserwany from a story by Labaki, Hojaily, Keserwany, Georges Khabbaz and Khaled Mouzanar. The film stars Syrian refugee child actor Zain Al Rafeea as Zain El Hajj, a 12-year-old living in the slums of Beirut. Capernaum is told in flashback format, focusing on Zain's life, including his encounter with an Ethiopian immigrant Rahil and her infant son Yonas, and leading up to his attempt to sue his parents for child neglect.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nadine Labaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadine-labaki)
- **Screenplay:** [Nadine Labaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadine-labaki), [Michelle Keserwany](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-keserwany)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Khaled Mouzanar](https://cinepixo.com/people/khaled-mouzanar)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christopher Aoun](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-aoun)

## Cast

- [Zain Al Rafeea](https://cinepixo.com/people/zain-al-rafeea)
- [Nadine Labaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadine-labaki)
- [Yordanos Shiferaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/yordanos-shiferaw)

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Official site: https://sonyclassics.com/capernaum/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/capernaum-2018
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