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Directed by Nadine Labaki, Capernaum (2018) is a Lebanese social drama following a young boy living in extreme poverty on the streets of Beirut. The film follows his struggle for survival after running away from his neglectful family while caring for an abandoned infant and navigating exploitation, immigration issues and urban hardship. Combining social realism with child-centered storytelling, the story explores poverty, family dysfunction and the failures of modern society through a deeply human perspective. Från IMDB: While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.
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Capernaum (2018)
126 min
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.