Movie #3091 "Capernaum" (netflix dvd) I am slowly but surely whittling down by Netflix queue and was eager to see this one, which was nominated for the foreign language film award a few years ago. And I'm glad I watched it because it will stay with me for a long time --- that lead boy is so good in it and so believable as a refugee in Beirut , Lebanon, that it seemed to be a documentary. It is shot documentary style, in the way the camera just follows what a little 10 year old boy does in a day to survive the area --- when his folks sell his 12 year old sister to an older guy, he leaves them (they seem to be happy about that because then he's one less mouth to feed). He then hooks up with a beautiful young woman who is trying to work and take care of her little boy --- when that woman is put in jail one day, he is left all of a sudden and without warning with the care and feeding of that child --- and when he can no longer do that, the baby is taken by a man who will sell him to someone else. It is such a difficult film to watch, and I watched a special feature which explains that the female director was so shocked by the treatment of these people (and there are a lot of refugees in Lebanon from Syria, etc.) she wanted to show the world in this film about them. It is very emotional and well put together , and very eye-opening to problems in the area. It sure makes you appreciate what you have here where we are living. I'd give this a 4.5 , and if you don't mind seeing a film with subtitles, this might be one you add to your list. (note: the title means chaos)
"Capernaum" 2018 rated R 2 hours and 6 mins.
While serving a five-year sentence for a violent crime, a 12-year-old boy sues his parents for neglect.
Director: Nadine Labaki
Writers: Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily, Michelle Keserwany
Actors: Zain Al Raffia, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole
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