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Capernaum

This Lebanese drama (which means "chaos") first made waves when it won the Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival (after also receiving a 15-minute standing ovation following its screening). The film was written and directed by Nadine Labaki and introduces 14-year-old Syrian-born actor Zain Al Rafeea as a streetwise Syrian refugee who runs away from his negligent parents, commits a violent crime, and then sues his parents in protest when he's brought before a judge. Labaki is making history as the first Arab woman to be nominated for best foreign language film, as well as being the only female director among the other five nominees.