Nadine Labaki

The Profile

Nadine Labaki is a Lebanese filmmaker, actress and screenwriter known for films including Caramel (2007), Where Do We Go Now? (2011) and Capernaum (2018).

Capernaum won the Jury Prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Labaki's work often examines social issues in Lebanon.

A sharply critical take on Nadine Labaki's Where Do We Go Now?, faulting abrupt shifts in tone from tragedy to broad comedy and an oversimplified gender portrayal. The reviewer finds the film disorienting and ultimately disappointing despite some strong individual scenes and performances.