Limbo (2020)
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.
Director: Ben Sharrock
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Amir El-Masry as Omar |
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Vikash Bhai as Farhad |
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Ola Orebiyi as Wasef |
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Kwabena Ansah as Abedi |
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Sidse Babett Knudsen as Helga |
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Qais Nashif as |
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Kenneth Collard as Boris |
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Sanjeev Kohli as Vikram |
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Cameron Fulton as Plug |
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Lewis Gribben as Stevie |
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Grace Chilton as Margaret |
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Raymond Mearns as Mike |
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Sodienye Ojewuy as Hamad |
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Iona Elizabeth Thomson as Tia |
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Barbara Hunter as Scooter Woman |
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Raadi Madhi as Abdul |
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Ellie Haddington as Beatrice |
| Editing | Karel Dolak | Editor |
| Sound | Srdjan Kurpjel | Foley Editor |
| Camera | Nick Cooke | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hutch Demouilpied | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Lucia Zucchetti | Editor |
| Art | Andy Drummond | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Holly Rebecca | Costume Design |
| Sound | Ben Baird | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jack Wensley | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Karl Kuehn | Visual Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kat Morgan | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Madeleine Drewell | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Nicholas Bennett | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Grant McPhee | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Sound | Biko Gogaladze | Foley Artist |
| Production | Daniel Battsek | Executive Producer |
| Production | Robbie Allen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wendy Griffin | Line Producer |
| Production | Danny Jackson | Casting Director |
| Sound | Ben Baird | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Wendy Ashman | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Clare Maclean | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Phil Croal | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Phil Canning | Music Supervisor |
| Editing | Jodie Davidson | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Crew | Curtis Rivers | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Curtis Rivers | Fight Choreographer |
| Crew | Carter Ferguson | Stunts |
| Crew | Jamie Mcleod | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Michelle Macdonald | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Georgia Boll | Stunt Double |
| Production | Shona Mackenzie | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Ross Barratt | Casting Associate |
| Directing | Georgina Higgins | Script Supervisor |
| Writing | Anna Seifert-Speck | Script Editor |
| Directing | Sean Boyle | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fraser Malcolm | Third Assistant Director |
| Production | Paul Zieleniec | Production Accountant |
| Production | Neil Cairns | Production Accountant |
| Production | Rhona Armstrong | Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Richard Brough | Location Manager |
| Production | Adam Keltie | Location Assistant |
| Production | Sean Guthrie | Location Assistant |
| Production | Richard Thomson | Location Assistant |
| Art | Caroline Grebbell | Standby Art Director |
| Art | Elias Sommer | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Kenny McGuire | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Caroline Doney | Scenic Artist |
| Camera | David Hutchison | Focus Puller |
| Camera | David van der Zanden | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | John Sackey | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Bradley Stearn | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Martin Parry | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Derek Gereg | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Mark Dorris | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stuart Truesdale | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kirsty Halliday | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Art | Tony Sheridan | Property Master |
| Lighting | Stewart Torley | Electrician |
| Crew | Neil Swain | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Marina Tyndall | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Ros Steen | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Marwa Mouazen | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Zoe Flower | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Ruth Marsh | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Sarah Coulson | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Eve Doherty | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Victoria Bate | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Alastair Mackintosh | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jamie McPhee | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Archie Lamont | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Alexej Mungersdorff | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Nick Kray | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Digba Kurpjel | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Giorgi Lekishvili | Foley Recordist |
| Directing | Ben Sharrock | Director |
| Writing | Ben Sharrock | Writer |
| Production | Irune Gurtubai | Producer |
| Production | Angus Lamont | Producer |
| Production | Julia Oh | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ross McKenzie | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Segal-Hamilton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lizzie Francke | Executive Producer |
| Production | Iain Canning | Production Coordinator |