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Title: Limbo (2020)
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| Amir El-Masry | ... | Omar | |
| Vikash Bhai | ... | Farhad | |
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Kwabena Ansah | ... | Abedi |
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Grace Chilton | ... | Margaret |
| Kenneth Collard | ... | Boris | |
| Cameron Fulton | ... | Plug | |
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Silvie Furneaux | ... | Cheryl |
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Jorge Gidi | ... | Cuñado |
| Lewis Gribben | ... | Stevie | |
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Ellie Haddington | ... | Beatrice |
| Sidse Babett Knudsen | ... | Helga | |
| Sanjeev Kohli | ... | Vikram | |
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Raymond Mearns | ... | Mike |
| Kais Nashif | ... | Nabil | |
| Ola Orebiyi | ... | Wasef | |
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 (Amir El-Masry), a young Syrian musician who is burdened by his grandfather's oud, the king of Arabic music instruments, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.
Almost turned into Aki Kaurismaki's pupil, the Scottish director manages to create a fun, moving and profound story about the refugee drama. That sarcastic look that places a group of refugees on some remote Scottish islands where nothing happens except the ups and downs of the weather, creates a story that is humorous but slowly turns to melancholy. The same one that the protagonist has, anchored in a limbo that is physical, but above all, vital.