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Limbo (2020)

Limbo (2020)

R 104 minutes EN Drama , Comedy
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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