About
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.
DIRECTED BY Nadine Labaki
PRODUCER Khaled Mouzanar, Pierre Saraf, Michel Merkt
CINEMATOGRAPHER Christopher Aoun
2nd UNIT CINEMATOGRAPHER / B-CAMERA OP / STEADICAM OP Marco Müller
EDITOR Konstantin Bock
Casting Director Jennifer Haddad
GAFFER Frida Marzouk
PRODUCTION mooz films
Technical Specs
YEAR: 2019
GENRE: FICTION / DRAMA
LENGTH: 126´00
COUNTRY: LEBANON
LANGUAGE: AR/FR
ASPECT RATIO: 1:2.39 (ANAMORPHIC)
About
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.
DIRECTED BY Nadine Labaki
PRODUCER Khaled Mouzanar, Pierre Saraf, Michel Merkt
CINEMATOGRAPHER Christopher Aoun
2nd UNIT CINEMATOGRAPHER / B-CAMERA OP / STEADICAM OP Marco Müller
EDITOR Konstantin Bock
Casting Director Jennifer Haddad
GAFFER Frida Marzouk
PRODUCTION mooz films
Technical Specs
YEAR: 2019
GENRE: FICTION / DRAMA
LENGTH: 126´00
COUNTRY: LEBANON
LANGUAGE: AR/FR
ASPECT RATIO: 1:2.39 (ANAMORPHIC)
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Reviews
Erzählperspektivisch konzentriert er sich konsequent auf seinen Protagonisten, […] er setzt aber ebenso souverän die Überblicksperspektive über eine Stadt ein, in der Zain und viele weitere Akteure ums schiere Überleben kämpfen. […] Die Vielfalt der Kameramittel ist dabei in keiner Szene beliebig. Vielmehr besticht „CAPERNAUM“ durch seine sorgfältige Komposition – dieser Film ist auch unter ästhetischen Gesichtspunkten ein Juwel […].
Deutscher Kamerapreis 2019
Dynamic, fluid cinematography grounds Capernaum in a cinema vérité style […]. It creates a poetic documentary style that reveals the stark childhood world of a Lebanese street kid.
American Cinematographer Magazine
Festivals & Awards
Festival de Cannes | Official Competition | WINNER Prix du Jury
Golden Globes | NOMINEE Best Foreign Language Film
Oscars | NOMINEE – Best Foreign Language Film
German Cinematography Award | WINNER
Critics Choice Award | NOMINEE – Best Foreign Language Film
Toronto International Film Festival | NOMINEE People‘s Choice Award
Sao Paolo | WINNER Best Feature Film
British Independent Film Awards | Nominee Best International
Independent Film Melbourne International Film Award | Best Narrative Feature
Camerimage | Cinematography Debut Competition
Festivals & Awards
Festival de Cannes | Official Competition | WINNER Prix du Jury
Golden Globes | NOMINEE Best Foreign Language Film
Oscars | NOMINEE – Best Foreign Language Film
German Cinematography Award | WINNER
Critics Choice Award | NOMINEE – Best Foreign Language Film
Toronto International Film Festival | NOMINEE People‘s Choice Award
Sao Paolo | WINNER Best Feature Film
British Independent Film Awards | Nominee Best International
Independent Film Melbourne International Film Award | Best Narrative Feature
Camerimage | Cinematography Debut Competition
