PROUDEST MOMENT | Nadine Labaki’s Capharnaüm Awarded Jury Prize in Cannes

Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki’s latest feature film Capharnaüm premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival on May 17, earning a 15-minute standing ovation from the audience. A couple days later, the film went on to win the coveted Jury Prize in the official competition, following rave reviews from critics and the international press. Labaki’s achievement was widely celebrated both in the media and on social media, reinforcing her status as one of the most successful women filmmakers in the Arab World. Centered around Zain, a 12-year-old boy born without a birth certificate who decides to sue his own parents for bringing him into the world, Capharnaüm was also a top contender for the Palme d’or, which ultimately went to Japanese family drama ‘Manbiki Kazoku’ (Shoplifters).