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Capernaum

Movie · 2018 · 126 min

A raw, wrenching plunge into a child's struggle to survive, leaving you shaken and heartbroken yet moved by his defiant spirit.

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2018 film directed by Nadine Labaki
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Year
2018
Runtime
126 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • politics
  • survival
  • trauma
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Nadine Labaki
Written by
Nadine Labaki, Michelle Keserwany
Starring
Nadine Labaki, Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw
Music
Khaled Mouzanar
Cinematography
Christopher Aoun
Runtime
126 min
Country
Lebanon
Languages
Arabic

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