Capernaum (2018)
کفرناحوم
It takes courage to hope.
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Capernaum rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb8.4/10· 123K votes
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic75%
TMDb8.14/10· 2K votesWith 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.4/10 on IMDb and 75/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Capernaum
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.
Cast of Capernaum
Zain Al Rafeea
as Zain
Yordanos Shifera
as Rahil
Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
as Yonas
Kawsar Al Haddad
as Souad
Fadi Kamel Yousef
as Selim
Cedra Izzam
as Sahar
Alaa Chouchnieh
as Aspro
- E
Elias Khoury
as The Judge
Nadine Labaki
as Nadine
- N
Nour el Husseini
as Assaad
- J
Joseph Jimbazian
as Cockroach Man / Harout
- S
Samira Chalhoub
as Daad
Capernaum facts
- Original title
- کفرناحوم
- Budget
- $4M
- Box office
- $65M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Labaki captures poverty's devastating impact on childhood with raw authenticity
- •Non-professional cast delivers unexpectedly powerful and genuine performances
- •Legal and ethical dimensions add unexpected intellectual depth to narrative
What the audience disliked
- •Relentless bleakness regarding child suffering provokes intense emotional distress
- •Narrative focus on exploitation risks feeling exploitative despite intentions
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