Capernaum returned 16.2× its production cost, earning $65.0M against a $4.0M budget — one of the highest-return Other Asia films in our catalog.
Synopsis
کفرناحوم
“It takes courage to hope.”
Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #13 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (98th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.6 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #7 of 356 (top 2%).
Audience Engagement
1,530 audience reviews — more than 100% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 99th percentile among Other Asia films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 6m runtime, production spent $32K per minute on screen and earned $516K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Capernaum. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2017–2019 Other Asia Window
Among 81 Other Asia films we catalog from this window, Capernaum places #3 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Capernaum premiered alongside 24 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 24 other Other Asia films in 2018.
The 436th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Capernaum, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- slum dwellers · 5
- undocumented immigrant · 4
- neglect · 3
- child bride · 2
- lawsuit · 2
- life in the slums · 2
- poverty · 24
- child abuse · 15
- refugee · 9
- slum · 8
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Cyprus, France, Lebanon, Qatar, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | Arabic |
| Spoken Languages | Amharic, Arabic |
| Production Companies | Boo Pictures, Mooz Films, Cedrus Invest Bank, Clandestino Filmes, DFI |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | September 20, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8267604 |
| Official Site | www.capharnaumfilm.com |
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Questions Answered
Was Capernaum profitable?
Yes — Capernaum earned $65.0M against a production budget of $4.0M, a return of 16.2× its cost.
How highly rated is Capernaum?
Among Other Asia Asian filmss in this catalog, Capernaum ranks #13 of 547 — in the top 2%.