Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


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.
6.9
Score
120 votes
“Waiting is a group effort.”

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Sidse Babett Knudsen
Helga
2021