London Film Festival

There's both laughter and tears in Limbo, an incredibly human refugee drama from British writer/director Ben Sharrock Limbo tells the story of Omar (played by Amir El-Masry), a young Syrian refugee stuck waiting out the result of his asylum application with other refuge seekers on a remote island in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. The second feature film from Screen Academy Scotland graduate Ben Sharrock, it's a strikingly nuanced look at the absurdities of the British asylum process and the desperate people caught up in it. At first look, Limbo is utterly charming; quirky, humourous and packed with an intensely loveable…