Limbo (2020) (original) (raw)
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.
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. (less)
Director: Ben Sharrock
Writer: Ben Sharrock
Starring: Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah, Kenneth Collard, Kais Nashif
Producer: Irune Gurtubai
3
fans
118
Blu-ray
collections
13
Digital
collections
11
iTunes
collections
4
Prime
collections
14
MA
collections
Review by Brian Orndorf, April 28, 2021
6 / 10
Writer/director Ben Sharrock examines the refugee experience with �Limbo,� and he approaches the rough edges of this subject matter with unusual tastes in comedy and drama. He initially offers a Jared Hess-ian take on the experiences facing a young man from Syria who�s found himself in Scotland, seeking asylum. It�s �Napoleon Dynamite�-esque for its first half, dealing with static shots and offbeat events with peculiar characters. It�s all very strange before Sharrock decides to sober it up, hoping to delve deeper into heartbreaking areas of isolation and depression to give the feature some mu ...read more...
| | My rating | 7.3385% like it | | ----------- | --------------- |
 7.4 67Les Mis�rables2019  |
 7.5 100Capernaum2018 |
 7.3 37The Insult2017 |
 6.9 66Happy End2017 |
 7.2 119The Good Lie2014 |
 7.9 513The Farewell2019 |
 7.3 87Look Who's Back2015 |
 7.5 128Stromboli1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 7.1 49Transit2018 |
 7.6 335Night on Earth1991 |
 7.5 117A Man Called Ove2015 |
 7.1 107Dheepan2015 |
 6.9 77The Other Side of Hope2017 |
 7.3 243Le Havre2011 |
 7.7 76Stroszek1977 |
 6.8 29The Attack2012 |
Show more titles »« Show less titles