Limbo
Waiting is a group effort.
2020 | 104m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Ben Sharrock |
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| Writer: | Ben Sharrock |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 28, 2020 |
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| Director: | Ben Sharrock |
| Writer: | Ben Sharrock |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | scotland, refugee, island, musician, separation from family, asylum seekers, syrian refugee |
| Production Companies | Film4 Productions, BFI, Caravan Cinema, Screen Scotland |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $224,405
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Amir El-Masry | Omar |
| Vikash Bhai | Farhad |
| Ola Orebiyi | Wasef |
| Kwabena Ansah | Abedi |
| Sidse Babett Knudsen | Helga |
| Qais Nashif | |
| Kenneth Collard | Boris |
| Sanjeev Kohli | Vikram |
| Cameron Fulton | Plug |
| Lewis Gribben | Stevie |
| Grace Chilton | Margaret |
| Raymond Mearns | Mike |
| Sodienye Ojewuy | Hamad |
| Iona Elizabeth Thomson | Tia |
| Barbara Hunter | Scooter Woman |
| Raadi Madhi | Abdul |
| Ellie Haddington | Beatrice |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Karel Dolak | Editor |
| Ben Baird | Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Kat Morgan | Makeup Designer |
| Wendy Griffin | Line Producer |
| Wendy Ashman | First Assistant Director |
| Phil Canning | Music Supervisor |
| Curtis Rivers | Fight Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator |
| Michelle Macdonald | Stunt Double |
| Shona Mackenzie | Production Coordinator |
| Anna Seifert-Speck | Script Editor |
| Paul Zieleniec | Production Accountant |
| Richard Brough | Location Manager |
| Richard Thomson | Location Assistant |
| Kenny McGuire | Graphic Designer |
| David van der Zanden | Second Assistant Camera |
| Stuart Truesdale | Costume Supervisor |
| Georgia Boll | Stunt Double |
| Stewart Torley | Electrician |
| Hutch Demouilpied | Original Music Composer |
| Holly Rebecca | Costume Design |
| Karl Kuehn | Visual Effects Producer |
| Nicholas Bennett | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Phil Croal | Sound Recordist |
| Jamie Mcleod | Stunt Double |
| Georgina Higgins | Script Supervisor |
| Fraser Malcolm | Third Assistant Director |
| Rhona Armstrong | Assistant Accountant |
| Sean Guthrie | Location Assistant |
| Elias Sommer | Assistant Art Director |
| David Hutchison | Focus Puller |
| Bradley Stearn | Focus Puller |
| Mark Dorris | Key Grip |
| Tony Sheridan | Property Master |
| Marina Tyndall | Dialect Coach |
| Zoe Flower | Unit Publicist |
| Eve Doherty | First Assistant Editor |
| Jamie McPhee | Sound Effects Editor |
| Nick Cooke | Director of Photography |
| Andy Drummond | Production Design |
| Jack Wensley | Sound Editor |
| Madeleine Drewell | Makeup Artist |
| Danny Jackson | Casting Director |
| Clare Maclean | Post Production Supervisor |
| Jodie Davidson | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Carter Ferguson | Stunts |
| Ross Barratt | Casting Associate |
| Sean Boyle | Second Assistant Director |
| Neil Cairns | Production Accountant |
| Adam Keltie | Location Assistant |
| Caroline Grebbell | Standby Art Director |
| Caroline Doney | Scenic Artist |
| John Sackey | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Derek Gereg | Camera Trainee |
| Kirsty Halliday | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Neil Swain | Dialect Coach |
| Marwa Mouazen | Dialect Coach |
| Sarah Coulson | Still Photographer |
| Alastair Mackintosh | First Assistant Editor |
| Alexej Mungersdorff | Dialogue Editor |
| Giorgi Lekishvili | Foley Recordist |
| Ros Steen | Dialect Coach |
| Ruth Marsh | Unit Publicist |
| Victoria Bate | First Assistant Editor |
| Archie Lamont | Sound Effects Editor |
| Digba Kurpjel | Foley Artist |
| Nick Kray | ADR Mixer |
| Srdjan Kurpjel | Foley Editor |
| Ben Sharrock | Writer, Director |
| Lucia Zucchetti | Editor |
| Biko Gogaladze | Foley Artist |
| Iain Canning | Production Coordinator |
| Martin Parry | Steadicam Operator |
| Grant McPhee | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Julia Oh | Executive Producer |
| Lizzie Francke | Executive Producer |
| Angus Lamont | Producer |
| Ross McKenzie | Executive Producer |
| Robbie Allen | Executive Producer |
| Irune Gurtubai | Producer |
| David Segal-Hamilton | Executive Producer |
| Daniel Battsek | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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There is something perfectly apposite about the title of this semi-comedic tale of four young Syrian refugees stuck on a remote, but curious and friendly, Scottish island whilst they await a decision on their asylum applications. Living in an unfurnished house they must reconcile their constant rest ... lessness with their desire to integrate and to settle somewhere - whilst trying to adapt to the less the friendly weather conditions! The principle character is "Omar" (Amir El-Masry) who was once an accomplished musician, but since his migration has lost the motivation to play. It's only when his friend/agent/manager tries to convince him to play in the village hall, and after several rather amusing conversations from a phone box with his parents at home, that we think that maybe he might just get his oud out once again. It's a gently paced, frequently amusing observation of the effects of ennui on these men and it's not all happy endings either. Well worth a watch.