Middle Eastern Cinema
Capernaum
A 12-year-old boy in Beirut sues his parents for bringing him into the world. Labaki shoots entirely on location with non-professional actors, plunging into poverty, statelessness, and the lives of those the system has never seen. The first film by a Lebanese woman nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
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