MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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Hostages to the hostile environment
Poignant, yet shot through with deadpan comedy, Limbo is a telling account of the harsh experiences of asylum-seekers, says MARIA DUARTE
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
Limbo (PG)
Directed by Ben Sharrock
AS asylum-seekers and refugees continue to be demonised in the media, Ben Sharrock’s offbeat but inspired debut feature looks beyond the headlines to humanise the refugee crisis by concentrating on the individual experience of a Syrian asylum-seeker.
Set on a remote Scottish island, the film follows young musician Omar (an impressive Amir el-Masry) and his three housemates as they await the results of their asylum claims.
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