Sidse Babett Knudsen, and
Kais Nashif. This one opens in the US first in theaters in April before the summer in the UK - it looks like a must watch.
Here s the official US trailer (+ new poster) for Ben Sharrock s
Limbo, direct from YouTube:
You can still see the original UK trailer for Sharrock s
Limbohere, to see even more footage.
Ben Sharrock s Limbo is an offbeat observation of the refugee experience. On a fictional remote Scottish island, a group of new arrivals await the results of their asylum claims. Among them is Omar, a young Syrian musician burdened by the weight of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.
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After being accepted for its world premiere at the prestigious
Cannes Film Festival, the film was instead listed as part of its Cannes Label program due to the festival s cancellation during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto International Film Festival quickly took up the world premiere bragging rights, only for it to be shown as part of their virtual festival since lockdown was also in effect in Canada.
From then on, Limbo went from festival to festival (including the BFI London Film Festival) garnering an exclusive, yet enthusiastic fanbase who were lucky enough to catch the film at one of its screenings.
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Limbo
The U.K. director s comic feature about struggling refugees in remote Scotland will hit theaters on April 30, 2021.
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Limbo Scottish director Ben Sharrock s comic drama about misfit refugees struggling with life on a remote Scottish island is set for a theatrical release on April 30, 2021.
After nabbing two BAFTA nominations for best film and best debut feature,
Limbo will get a limited release at the multiplex. The film centers on Omar, a young Syrian musician waiting to hear whether the British government will grant him asylum.
Sharrock spent time working for an NGO in refugee camps in southern Algeria and living in Damascus in 2009 shortly before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war. There he formed a network of friends whose personal stories inspired the film.
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