Capernaum
It takes courage to hope.
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.
- Director
- Nadine Labaki
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $65M
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Capernaum returned 16.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $65M
- Release date
- Sep 20, 2018
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Amharic, Arabic
- Country
- France, United Kingdom
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