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Sony Pictures Classics, which had previously distributed Labaki's ''[[Where Do We Go Now?]]'', bought North American and Latin American distribution rights for the film, while Wild Bunch retained the international rights.<ref>{{cite web|title="‘Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Nadine Labaki’s Palme d’Or Contender ‘Capernaum’"|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/sony-pictures-classics-nabs-nadine-labakis-palme-dor-contender-capharnaum-1202805632/}}</ref> |
Sony Pictures Classics, which had previously distributed Labaki's ''[[Where Do We Go Now?]]'', bought North American and Latin American distribution rights for the film, while Wild Bunch retained the international rights.<ref>{{cite web|title="‘Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Nadine Labaki’s Palme d’Or Contender ‘Capernaum’"|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/global/sony-pictures-classics-nabs-nadine-labakis-palme-dor-contender-capharnaum-1202805632/}}</ref> |
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The film has been criticized by local and international critics alike for what has been called manipulative "poverty porn," some citing the director's privileged background. It has been called "poverty porn at its most shameless"|url=http://cinema-scope.com/cinema-scope-online/capernaum-nadine-labaki-lebanon-special-presentations/}}</ref> and "simply shallow, harrowing poverty porn that contains enough political and aesthetic landmarks for privileged audiences to be obliged to deem it important"|url=http://cinema-scope.com/cinema-scope-online/capernaum-nadine-labaki-lebanon-special-presentations/}}</ref>. Others took issue with the fact that Labaki, an upper-class Lebanese, seemed to suggest that Syrian refugee parents should not have children: "We’re asked to agree with Zain that some parents shouldn’t bring children into this world, while also celebrating the fact that he’s here."|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/capernaum-review-nadine-labaki-cannes-2018-1201966059/}} |
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| File:Capernaum (film).png Film poster | |
| Directed by | Nadine Labaki |
| Written by | Nadine Labaki Jihad Hojaily Michelle Keserwany |
| Produced by | Michel Merkt Khaled Mouzanar |
| Starring | Zain Al Rafeea Yordanos Shiferaw Boluwatife Treasure Bankole Kawthar Al Haddad |
| Cinematography | Christopher Aoun |
| Edited by | Konstantin Bock |
| Music by | Khaled Mouzanar |
Production company | Mooz Films |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Language | Arabic |
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Capernaum (Template:Lang-ar), also known as Capharnaüm, is a 2018 Lebanese drama film written and directed by Nadine Labaki. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival,[2][3] where it won the Jury Prize.[4][5] The film received a 15-minute standing ovation following its premiere at Cannes on 17 May 2018.[6]
Sony Pictures Classics, which had previously distributed Labaki's Where Do We Go Now?, bought North American and Latin American distribution rights for the film, while Wild Bunch retained the international rights.[7]
The film has been criticized by local and international critics alike for what has been called manipulative "poverty porn," some citing the director's privileged background. It has been called "poverty porn at its most shameless"|url=http://cinema-scope.com/cinema-scope-online/capernaum-nadine-labaki-lebanon-special-presentations/}}</ref> and "simply shallow, harrowing poverty porn that contains enough political and aesthetic landmarks for privileged audiences to be obliged to deem it important"|url=http://cinema-scope.com/cinema-scope-online/capernaum-nadine-labaki-lebanon-special-presentations/}}</ref>. Others took issue with the fact that Labaki, an upper-class Lebanese, seemed to suggest that Syrian refugee parents should not have children: "We’re asked to agree with Zain that some parents shouldn’t bring children into this world, while also celebrating the fact that he’s here."|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/05/capernaum-review-nadine-labaki-cannes-2018-1201966059/}}
Cast
- Zain Al Rafeea as Zain
- Yordanos Shiferaw as Rahil
- Boluwatife Treasure Bankole as Yonas
- Kawthar Al Haddad as Souad
- Fadi Kamel Youssef as Selim
- Nour el Husseini as Assadd
- Cedra Izam as Sahar
References
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (10 May 2018). "Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Nadine Labaki's Palme d'Or Contender 'Capernaum'". Variety. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Cannes Lineup Includes New Films From Spike Lee, Jean-Luc Godard". Variety. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Steve, Pond (19 May 2018). "'Shoplifters' Wins Palme d'Or at 2018 Cannes Film Festival". SF Gate. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (19 May 2018). "2018 Cannes Film Festival Award Winners Announced". Variety. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- ^ ""Nadine Labaki's 'Capernaum' Earns Massive Cannes Standing Ovation and Instant Palme d'Or Winner Predictions"".
- ^ ""'Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Nadine Labaki's Palme d'Or Contender 'Capernaum'"".
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