'LIMBO' (R13)

'LIMBO' (R13) 103mins
Friday 19th August 10-30am / 6pm / 8-15pm
Recently nominated for two BAFTA® awards for Best British Film and Best Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer, LIMBO is a wry and poignant observation of the refugee experience, set on a fictional remote Scottish island where a group of new arrivals await the results of their asylum claims. It centers on Omar, a young Syrian musician who is burdened by his grandfather's oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland. Reflecting the complexity of the movement of people across borders has been a long-held passion for director and writer Ben Sharrock, who spent time working for an NGO in refugee camps in southern Algeria and living in Damascus in 2009 shortly before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. There, he formed a network of friends whose personal stories inspired the film.
Given the difficult subject matter of refugees, Ben Sharrock (Director) was quite surprised in talking to people who had fled their home countries that many of them took comfort in humour. That's why he deliberately incorporated a lot of humour into his screenplay.
"In a movie that's witty and perceptive, affectionate and poignant, and unwavering and clear-eyed, the tonal seesaw that Sharrock rides and perfects is just that: perfection" Variety Review
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