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Limbo

2020 · 104 min

A quiet, bittersweet wait punctuated by deadpan humour and deep loneliness, asking you to sit with uncertainty and find warmth in small absurdities.

Directed by
Ben Sharrock
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi
Tagline
Waiting is a group effort.
Overview
An offbeat observation of refugees waiting to be granted asylum on a fictional remote Scottish island. It focuses on Omar, a young Syrian musician who is burdened by the weight of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.

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More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Ben Sharrock
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
  • survival
  • loneliness
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Ben Sharrock
Written by
Ben Sharrock
Starring
Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Qais Nashif, Kenneth Collard, Sanjeev Kohli
Music
Hutch Demouilpied
Cinematography
Nick Cooke
Runtime
104 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Arabic

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