Capharnaum

Translated from swedish: The film is a brutally honest manifesto for the most vulnerable who have always been pissed off (though silently) and delivers a well-deserved kick to the smug power elite that has so fundamentally failed to hold the world together. In summary, this could end up being your best spent movie theater hours of the year, accompanied by absolutely outstanding actors (Zain Al Rafeea's mere gaze should be canonized).
- Kasia Syty

Swedish: ng.se »

Translated from swedish: Homeless Zain dreams of being able to travel to Sweden. He is one of the many street children living on the streets of Beirut, among the clutter of worn, broken, partially abandoned buildings. "Capharnaum" is constantly captivating.
- Jeanette Gentele

Swedish: svd.se »

Translated from swedish: Poverty and the refugee crisis become the backdrop for some deeply compelling portraits of people trying to survive despite finding themselves at the very bottom of society's ladder. The film is filled with heart-wrenching scenes.
- Jan-Olov Andersson

Swedish: aftonbladet.se »

Translated from swedish: Sentimental or not, if "Capharnaum" can bring attention to what's happening in certain places in our world, then that's its greatest success.
- Kim Nilsson

Swedish: moviezine.se »

Translated from swedish: Lebanese "Capharnaum" breaks down cinema walls and opens up the world
- Kerstin Gezelius

Swedish: dn.se »

Translated from swedish: Above all, it's a film that's rich in many ways. Primarily a deeply moving story about a street-smart kid and how he navigates through a miserable existence, but at the same time a contemporary panorama that tells, through modest means, about child marriage, corruption, being a refugee, and yes, Nadine Labaki and her co-writers even manage to incorporate a piece of class struggle, seeing the socioeconomic circumstances that shaped the parents.
- Fredrik Sahlin

Swedish: svt.se »

Translated from swedish: The scenes where he pulls the little boy, sitting in a pot, on a skateboard through slums and market stalls - that image I won't be able to shake off, just like I, after having seen "Capharnaum", also can't shake off the insight into the state of things, in the midst of Europe's migration debates.
- Gunnar Bolin

Swedish: sverigesradio.se »

Translated from swedish: It's a powerful portrait of children's suffering in so many places around the world, also connected to their parents' inability to do anything about it. During a speech in the film, the father laments the unfortunate fate he was dealt in life. And then sadly, he passes on that same unfortunate fate to his son. Like a nightmare that just keeps repeating itself.
- David Lindahl

Swedish: filmtopp.se »

Translated from swedish: It's a film that constantly surprises as it recounts, through equally painful and vibrant imagery, all the events that brought Zain to the courtroom that serves as the starting point. The hope that, despite all the misery, ultimately finds room in the story of Zain, Yonas, and Rahil represents the miraculous side of "Capharnaum".
- Per Vesterlund

Swedish: ergo.nu »

Translated from swedish: "Capharnaum" means chaos and that says it all. This emotionally powerful and brilliantly performed film has won awards around the world.
- Pernilla Josefsson

Swedish: arbetet.se »

Translated from swedish: A film that's impossible to forget, impossible to shake off. Anyone who watches "Capharnaum" without being moved must have a heart of stone.
- Rosemari Södergren

Swedish: kulturbloggen.com »

Translated from swedish: "Capharnaum" is the name of this week's best film, a movie that received the longest standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival after its premiere screening and a film that truly grips you.
- Björn Jansson

Swedish: sverigesradio.se »

Translated from swedish: A well-crafted film that grabs hold of you, with a very compelling storyline. The movie tackles an important social issue in the form of overpopulation and child welfare.
- Linus Andersen

Swedish: cinetaste.se »