A moving tale of poverty and childhood

I would ask the kids, ‘Are you happy to be born?’ They would respond, ‘No! Why did my parents bring me into this world if they’re not going to take care of me? Capernaum will close the Cork Film Festival with a moving tale of poverty and childhood, writes Helen Barlow.

Lebanese writer-director Nadine Labaki is an effusive 44- year-year-old who recently became the first female Arab director to win a major prize, the Jury Award, in the Cannes festival.