Completed - ENGLISH, ARABIC - Drama, Comedy - 103 minutes
Ben Sharrock’s second feature LIMBO is a funny and poignant cross-cultural satire, that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Ben SHARROCK Writer(s) : Ben SHARROCK Cast : Amir EL MASRY, Vikash BHAI, Sidse BABETT KNUDSEN, Ola OREBIYI , Kwabena ANSAH Producer(s) : Irune GURTUBAI (CARAVAN CINEMA LTD), Angus LAMONT
Omar is a promising young musician. Separated from his Syrian family, he is stuck on a remote Scottish island awaiting the fate of his asylum request. Due to the plaster-cast on his arm, Omar cannot play his oud and instead wanders the epic landscapes searching for answers to a complex past and daunting future.He may be stuck, but he is not alone. Omar and his new flatmates attend outrageously misjudged ‘cultural awareness’ classes, hosted by eccentric locals. They binge the ‘Friends’ boxset, debating the unanswerable question of whether Ross and Rachel were on a break and Freddie Mercury-obsessed Farhad tries to convince Omar to participate in the local open mic night.LIMBO deploys pitch perfect wit and crisp observation to shine a light on the hearts and lives of those at the centre of a crisis that most of us only experience through headlines.
Country(ies) : UNITED KINGDOM
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