Nadine Labaki
Kino Lorber Takes Nadine Labaki Starrer ‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’ for North America (Exclusive)
Kino Lorber has picked up North American rights to Costa Brava, Lebanon, a darkly comic tale set against the current political and environmental crises in Lebanon. Mounia Akl’s directorial debut, which premiered in Venice’s Orizzonti Extra sidebar last year, stars actress/director Nadine Labaki (Capernaum) and Saleh Bakri (The Band’s Visit). Kino Lorber is planning a […]
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‘Costa Brava, Lebanon’: Film Review | Venice 2021
An off-the-grid Lebanese family is trashed (literally) by the enduring misfortunes of their homeland in Monia Akl's fiction-feature debut.
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Netflix Taps ‘Capernaum’ Helmer Nadine Labaki to Direct ‘The Invisibles’ (Exclusive)
The project is based on the 2018 French dramedy 'Les Invisibles.'
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‘Capernaum’ Director Nadine Labaki Joins All-Star Cast for ‘Perfect Strangers’ Arabic Remake
Nadine Labaki, Mona Zaki, Adel Karam and Eyad Nassar have joined the all-star cast for an Arabic language remake of Italian hit 'Perfect Strangers' to be set during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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‘1982’: Film Review | TIFF 2019
Nadine Labaki, director of the Oscar-nominated drama 'Capernaum,' appears in Oualid Mouaness' '1982,' an oblique look at the start of Israel's invasion of Lebanon set in a posh Beirut private school.
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What the $50 Million Success of ‘Capernaum’ in China Means for Arab Cinema
How the success of Nadine Labaki's 'Capernaum' in China, where it has earned $54 million, could impact Arabic filmmakers.
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‘Capernaum’ Director Nadine Labaki Celebrates $40M+ Chinese Box Office: “It’s a Big Surprise”
The Lebanese arthouse hit is now the most successful Middle East film of all time thanks to its incredible performance in China.
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Cannes: Nadine Labaki Named Un Certain Regard Jury President
Lebanese director and actress Nadine Labaki will head up this year's jury of the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Oscars: ‘Capernaum’ Lands Lebanon Back-to-Back Foreign-Language Nominations
The Oscar nomination of Nadine Labaki's drama 'Capernaum' in the best foreign-language film category gives the country back-to-back nominations following Ziad Doueiri's 'The Insult' in 2018.
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‘Capernaum’ Director Wants Her Immigration Drama to Spark Debate
Lebanese helmer Nadine Labaki's timely Oscar contender 'Capernaum' centers on a 12-year-old street kid who, after a lifetime of abuse and neglect by his parents, decides to sue them for giving him life.
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Director Nadine Labaki Shows How to Balance Style and Substance on the Red Carpet
Director Nadine Labaki, whose film 'Capernaum' is a contender in the foreign-language Oscar race, shows how to balance style and substance during awards season on the red carpet.
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‘Capharnaum’: Film Review | Cannes 2018
Actor-director Nadine Labaki explores the poorest slums of Lebanon through the eyes of a child in Cannes competition entry 'Capharnaum.'
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