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 origins of Christianity is the greatest story never told. Just under three centuries passed between Jesus’ crucifixion ...

Tackling its issues with heart and intelligence, Labaki's child-endangerment tale is a splendid addition to the ranks of great guttersnipe dramas. There’s one liability however, and that’s the title.

The Lebanese drama “Capernaum” made waves at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year when it opened to a lengthy standing ovation, was selected to compete for the Palme d’Or, and ultimately won the ...

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.

In one of the first scenes in Capernaum, the camera flies above the slums of Beirut. There is no sight of the Mediterranean Sea or the glamour of the so-called Paris of the Middle East. This is ...

In a year of exceptionally fine foreign-language films (Roma, Burning, Cold War, Shoplifters), Capernaum has a way to go to earn a spot in that major league. But the film has an undeniable emotional ...

Marking the first-ever nod for the Lebanese filmmaker and only the second for her home country, “Capernaum” director Nadine Labaki didn’t have much time to celebrate when she learned of her film’s ...

Lebanese helmer Nadine Labaki's timely Oscar contender 'Capernaum' centers on a 12-year-old street kid who, after a lifetime of abuse and neglect by his parents, decides to sue them for giving him ...

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