233. Lebanese director Nadine Labaki’s third feature film “Capernaum” (a.k.a. Caphernaum; and Chaos)(2018) (Lebanon): A film that puts Lebanon on the world cinema map by presenting truth, humanism, and issues often swept under the carpet, in many parts of the globe

“Why are you attacking your parents in court?” —Lebanese judge/magistrate to Zain, a 12-year-old Lebanese, already behind bars for a crime he has committed “ For giving me life ”—Zain’s response T he year 2018 has seen the release of three interesting films from three distinct parts of the globe. Each of the three are very interesting, have several common themes and have and will be competing against each other for major honours at different awards nights and film festivals. The three films are directors Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum (from Lebanon), Hirokazu Kore’eda’s Shoplifters (from Japan) and Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma (from Mexico). Zain (Zain al Rafaeea) pondering on ways to feed and take care of someone younger and more helpless All three films deal with multiple children and their families into which they are born-- for no fault of theirs. All three films are original tales conceived and developed by the directors from their own experiences and imagin...