Capharnaüm

Capernaum

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)

Trailer

Trailer

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