![]() ![]() His brother, who stayed behind to fight in Syria, is a source of worry and an object of hero-worship as Omar questions his own decision to have ever left.ĭirector Ben Sharrock’s thoughtfully composed frames, the gazes along paved roads that stretch into the pale horizon of Omar’s seaside purgatory, convey the journey of self-conscious reckoning that continues long after an exodus. Unable to play due to a broken arm, Omar carries his grandfather’s oud with him while wandering the lonely landscape, as if weighed down by both the burden and the comfort of memories of home and the life he knew. With little else to do while awaiting letters about their refugee status claims, Omar ( Amir El-Masry) and his flatmates otherwise pass the time queuing up to hear the voices of loved ones on the island’s only payphone, or heatedly debating the nuanced relationship of Ross and Rachel while binge-watching a donated Friends box set. In a remote corner of Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, surrounded by gale-force winds and stormy seas, gifted young musician Omar and his fellow Syrian asylum seekers endure a puzzling cultural-awareness lesson from an oddball pair of locals. ![]() Principal Cast: Amir El-Masry, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Vikash Bhai, Ola Orebiyi, Kwabena Ansah SynopsisĪ Syrian asylum-seeker finds himself in a purgatorial state on a remote Scottish island, in this melancholic comedy from Ben Sharrock. Executive Producers: Lizzie Francke, Julia Oh, David Segal Hamilton, Ross McKenzie ![]()
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