Limbo
7.2
“Waiting is a group effort.”
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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Cast
18 people
Amir El-Masry
Omar
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Kais Nashif
Vikash Bhai
Farhad
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Ola Orebiyi
Wasef
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Kwabena Ansah
Abedi
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Sidse Babett Knudsen
Helga
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Qais Nashif
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Kenneth Collard
Boris
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Sanjeev Kohli
Vikram
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Cameron Fulton
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Lewis Gribben
Stevie
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Grace Chilton
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Ben Sharrock Director · Hutch Demouilpied Composer Nick Cooke Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $224K · United States release April 30, 2021 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$224,405
Production
Caravan Cinema
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Screen Scotland
Production
BFI
Production
British Film Institute
Production
Creative Scotland
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
France · July 9, 2020
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · April 30, 2021
Theatrical
United States · June 29, 2021
Digital
United Kingdom · July 30, 2021
Theatrical
United States
July 13, 2021 · Physical · Blu-ray
Australia
August 14, 2021 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
January 13, 2022 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 17, 2022 · Digital · VOD
Canada
September 12, 2020 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
May 4, 2022 · Theatrical
September 4, 2022 · Digital · VOD
September 6, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
Russia
October 8, 2021 · Digital
Spain
September 19, 2020 · Premiere · San Sebastian Film Festival
Sweden
February 2, 2021 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Switzerland
September 28, 2020 · Theatrical · Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 16, 2020 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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