CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: So just as we rely on journalists to bear witness, we often rely on film makers to bring important stories to life. The Lebanese director, Nadine Labaki’s new film, “Capernaum” ...

Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) pulls companion Yonas (Boluwatife Treasure Bankole) on a makeshift wagon in the movie Capernaum. In one of the first scenes in Capernaum, the camera flies above the slums of ...

Reporting from New York — Getting into the United Nations building in Manhattan is like getting into three airports, but once you’re inside, the place is abuzz. The 70th anniversary of the Universal ...

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The kid is angry. Zain is his name, and at the start of “Capernaum” he’s suing his parents for having brought him into the world. In court, in handcuffs, in Beirut, he’s charged with stabbing a man.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook If “Capernaum” had a thesis, it would be the reason twelve-year-old protagonist Zain El Hajj (Zain ...

"Capernaum" is connecting with audiences and critics around the world. The film, from Lebanon native director and co-writer Nadine Labaki, was honored with the Grand Jury Prize at the 2018 edition of ...

The unfamiliar, hard-to-pronounce word “Capernaum” is translated as “chaos” in the title card subtitling of Lebanese writer-director-actor Nadine Labaki’s new film. It has been nominated for an Oscar ...