Capernaum

This Oscar-nominated and multi-award-winning film tells the story of a young, streetwise Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the “crime” of giving him life. We follow him as he journeys from gutsy, streetwise child to hardened 12-year-old “adult” fleeing his negligent parents, and surviving through his wits on the streets, where he meets an female Ethiopian migrant worker, who provides him with shelter and food, as the boy takes care of her baby son in return. The boy later gets Jailed for committing a violent crime, and finally seeks justice in a courtroom. In Arabic and Amharic with English subtitles.

122 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Prejudice, Drug abuse).
Drama, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.