
Amir El Masry stars as 'Omar' in director Ben Sharrock's 'Limbo', a film about refugees waiting on a remote Scottish island for residency. AP
Amir El Masry stars as 'Omar' in director Ben Sharrock's 'Limbo', a film about refugees waiting on a remote Scottish island for residency. AP
On a Scottish isle, 'Limbo' breaks the refugee movie mould
Film is rooted in the fact that asylum seekers are often sent to remote areas of northern European countries while they wait to hear their fate