Movie Review: Aptly Titled 'Limbo' Follows A Syrian Refugee Eager To Find Home And Begin Life Again
UpdatedWed, May 5, 2021 at 11:00 am CT Reply By Steve Prokopy, In Limbo, Omar (Amir El-Masry) is an oud player (it's a stringed instrument; look it up) born in Syria and currently living on a remote Scottish island where he waits patiently to find out whether the British government will grant him asylum. He hasn't played the instrument since leaving Syria, although by all accounts he is quite a gifted player. This is made all the more strange since he carries the oud with him everywhere he goes, as if he's ready to play it at a moment's notice. Writer/director Ben Sharrock (
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