Writer/director Ben Sharrock's feature debut Limbo is
a blackly comic drama that follows the mundane lives of a group of asylum
seekers in a refugee centre on a remote Scottish island.
Starring Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah, Sidse Babett
Knudsen
and Kais Nashif, the film has been winning rave reviews on the
festival circuit. You can read our review from the Glasgow Film Festival
here.
Limbo is in UK/ROI cinemas from July 30th.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
Limbo is a wry, funny and poignant cross-cultural satire that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience. Set on a fictional remote Scottish island, it follows a group of new arrivals as they await the results of their asylum claims. Among them is Omar (Amir El-Masry), a young Syrian musician struggling with the guilt, regret and grief that comes with leaving his former life behind.