
Limbo
2020 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 7.0
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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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-09-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (121 votes)
Themes
- island
- musician
- scotland
- refugee
- separation from family
- asylum seekers
- syrian refugee
Cast & crew

Amir El-Masry
as Omar

Vikash Bhai
as Farhad

Ola Orebiyi
as Wasef
- KA
Kwabena Ansah
as Abedi

Sidse Babett Knudsen
as Helga

Qais Nashif

Kenneth Collard
as Boris

Sanjeev Kohli
as Vikram

Cameron Fulton
as Plug

Lewis Gribben
as Stevie
Directed by Ben Sharrock