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 ...

The past 12 months have seen the theatrical releases of three extraordinary dramas powered by nonactors: Chloé Zhao’s lyrical contemporary western The Rider, starring horse trainer Brady Jandreau as a ...

Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) is an abrasive, unkempt boy of either 12 or 13 years old. Neither he nor his parents quite know his age for sure. His parents’ neglect is only part of the reason why Zain wants ...

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 ...

Rated R. In Arabic with subtitles. At Kendall Square and West Newton cinemas. A huge leap for for Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki (“Where Do We Go Now?”), Academy Award-nominated “Capernaum” (“Chaos” ...

Brown kids locked in cages. In America! It continues to be a shocking sight in the land of liberty and justice. Yet the current rash of xenophobia and hatred is hardly exclusive to the U.S.A. It’s ...

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 ...