Capernaüm ("Chaos") tells the story of Zain (Zain al-Rafeea), a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for the "crime" of giving him life. The film follows Zain as he journeys from gutsy, streetwise child ...
NEW YORK – At 12, Syrian refugee Zain Al Rafeaa barely knew how to write his name. He was discovered in the streets of Beirut by Lebanese film director Nadine Labaki, who cast him to star in her new ...
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, whose “Capernaum” is the highest-grossing Arabic and Middle Eastern film of all time with over $68 million worldwide, spoke about “how difficult it is” to make cinema ...