Directed by:
Nadine LabakiCinematography:
Christopher AounComposer:
Khaled MouzanarCast:
Zain Alrafeea, Yordanos Shifera, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawthar Al Haddad, Fadi Kamel Youssef, Haita Izam, Alaa Chouchnieh, Nadine LabakiVOD (1)
Plots(1)
In a courtroom, a young boy named Zain (Zain Alrafeea) stands before a judge. He asks to sue his own parents for giving him life. The circumstances that have brought him to this point take us on a journey through his poverty-stricken upbringing in Beirut where he lives with his family. Forced to live by his wits in order to survive, Zain's life reaches a turning point when his parents make an unforgivable deal that will see his younger sister married off. Left distraught by this terrible act, Zain takes to the road. While looking for work at a fairground, he befriends a young woman who is working illegally as a cleaner and helps to look after her adorable one-year-old baby, Jonas. Zain and Jonas form a touching bond but things get much more complicated when circumstances force Zain to make choices that will have huge ramifications. (Picturehouse Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2019 - Best Foreign Language Film
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2019 - Best Film not in the English Language
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2018 - Best International Independent Film
César Awards
- 2019 - Nadine Labaki (Best Foreign Film)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2020 - Nadine Labaki (Best Non-English Language Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 2019 - Nadine Labaki (Best Foreign Film)
Amanda Awards
- 2019 - Nadine Labaki (Best Foreign Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 2019 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2019 - Best Foreign Language Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 2018 - Nadine Labaki (Jury Prize)
- 2018 - Nadine Labaki (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)
- 2018 - Nadine Labaki (People's Choice Award - Best Narrative Feature)
Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
- 2018 - Nadine Labaki (The Audience Award)