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Capernaum

کفرناحوم

2018

A hardened twelve-year-old boy scraping by on the streets of Beirut, jailed for a violent act, takes the astonishing step of suing his own parents for bringing him into a life of neglect and misery. Nadine Labaki's raw, heartbreaking drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Lebanon

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