While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 39 wins & 55 nominations total
- Selim
- (as Fadi Kamel Yousef)
Storyline
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- TriviaAll actors in Capernaum are people whose real life resembles that of the film. Thus, Zain's real life is similar (to some extent) to that of his character, as was Rahil, who was undocumented. For the character of Zain's mother, Nadine Labaki was inspired by a woman she met, who has 16 children and lives in the same conditions as those of Capernaum. Six of her children have died and others are in orphanages for lack of care. The one who plays the role of Kawthar really fed her children with sugar and ice cubes.
- Goofsat 4:17, Zain is shown being handcuffed behind his back and taken to court. Arriving in the court house, at 5:22, still handcuffed, he manages to scratch his face which would of course be impossible to do. A few seconds later, the judge asks that the handcuffs be removed, they were therefore definitely meant to be on a few seconds before.
- Quotes
Zain: I want to make a complaint against my parents. I'd want adults to listen to me. I want adults who can't raise kids not to have any. What will I remember? Violence, insults or beatings, hit with chains, pipes, or a belt? The kindest words I heard were get out son of a whore! Bug off, piece of garbage! Life is a pile of shit. Not worth more than my shoe. I live in hell here. I burn like rotting meat. Life is a bitch.I thought we'd become good people, loved by all. But God doesn't want that for us. He'd rather we be washrags for others. The child you're carrying will be like I am.
- Alternate versionsThe US release was cut by around 3 minutes. The main deletion is the sequence in which Cockroach-Man tries to help Rahil get a permit by pretending to be her new employer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019)
This is not a judging tool and we are all different in many ways, which in general is a good thing. But this is also why we'll react differently to certain things and it's ok. It would be bad if all liked the same things and would not leave any room for discussions - which hopefully are not stretching into fights. Because whether you think this is a masterpiece (and there are indications of that here, thorough throughout, grim, dark, but taken directly from life - the drama and all that) or think this is not worth a minute of your time ... doesn't mean you're more right than anyone not believing what you believe.
It's quite the harrowing and draining watching experience. So not an easy watch (not just because of babies crying, but generally what happens to kids - not just physically but mentally and so forth) ... does this sound like something you want to watch?
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Chaos
- Filming locations
- Cola, Beirut, Lebanon(slum)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,661,096
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $24,988
- Dec 16, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $64,417,003
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1