Film No 21 (2019) March 9th. 4:45 PM LUNA PALACE Leederville.
The english translation for the film's title Capernaum is CHAOS. (Perhaps there won't be a better definition of the term than is depicted here).
You may never meet a braver more admired 12 year old than Zain in all your life time excursions to the cinema, that is if you do indeed decide to take on the challenge that is Capernaum. This award winning tribute to all the disaffected people (but mainly children) who are born into a life they did not ask for, then proceed to bravely meet one seemingly insurmountable challenge after another is a triumph. Zain (Zain Al Rafeea) is our hero here. He lives with his family in Beirut with parents who don't care - because they can't care. He runs away to try to make a better life for himself, only to be challenged again, but this time in a way that has us barracking and weeping for him. He is tested beyond his years (the child he cares for is adorable), he makes a stand beyond his years, way, way beyond his years and all for what? Director/Writer Nadine Lakabi has made a film using locals. The six month shoot must be a story in itself as her cast must have battled with the challenges within their own lives while also committing to this artwork. Capernaum is groundbreaking. If everyone living a first world life saw it, then perhaps real compassion among "The Lucky" would truly grow and comments like "I don't know if I needed that" coming from the 3rd row back as the screen goes to black would be rephrased as, "What can I do to help". 11GUMS.
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