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CAIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- British comedy-drama film "Limbo," directed by Ben Sharrock and starring Egyptian-British actor Amir el-Masry, won the top Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film in the 42nd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), concluded on Thursday evening with a festive ceremony at Egypt's Cairo Opera House.
The film tells the story of Omar, a promising young musician who has been forced to leave his family in Syria, and a number of refugees from other countries, isolated in a remote Scottish island awaiting a decision on their political asylum applications and sharing the same hope.
El-Masry, who played the role of Omar, received the Golden Pyramid on behalf of Sharrock, who made a video statement screened on the stage monitor where he expressed his appreciation to the festival and the jury.