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Date Showing Showing On 16, 18, 19 September
Time Showing Monday 6pm, Wednesday 4pm & 6.30pm and Thursday 6pm

Capernaum

M 2hrs 06mins
drama | 2018, Lebanon
Overview

Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.

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Warnings

Mature themes and coarse language

Director
Nadine Labaki
Original Review
A O Scott, New York Times
Extracted By
Mark Horner
Featuring
Zain al Rafeea, Kawthar al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef, Elias Khoury, Yordanos Shiferaw
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