Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Capernaum was an ancient Israeli city where Jesus performed some of his most famous miracles — where even the most pitiable and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Capernaum” is billed as a “politically-charged fable” that follows a child who sues his own family. The movie is notable for ...

Earning a 15-minute standing ovation at Cannes, Nadine Labaki's drama is an Oscar frontrunner for Best Foreign Language Film. Audience reactions at the Cannes Film Festival aren’t always the best ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki’s “Capernaum” is a poverty saga with a heart-in-your-throat urgency, a grueling tale of child endangerment and youthful resilience on Beirut’s sorriest streets that ...

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 ...

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 film Capernaum has been nominated for an Oscar. Arwa Haider looks at how some movies reveal stories of conflict and tragedy – through a child’s eyes. Within the first few minutes of ...

First reactions to Labaki's movie call it "sensational," "devastating," and a major favorite to win the Palme d'Or at Cannes this Saturday. “Capernaum” is billed as a “politically-charged fable” that ...