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Limbo (2020)
A Life that was tuned again!
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It stood a little higher than I expected, This movie will take you with it in a wonderful way.
A different look at the story of the refugees who like many others once lived a normal life in their own country and are now destined for new conditions;
The atmosphere of the film is very good and the cold environment of the semi-deserted island in Scotland has helped the current situation of the characters; Omar's face The main character at the beginning of the film fits into this cold atmosphere around him.
In the meantime, the dialogues and some scenes of the film with a humorous look along with the subdued sadness have differentiated the flow of the film and the connection between the characters of the story has taken an attractive form.
The metaphor of a broken and plastered hand of Omar, who used to be a good musician and now his current immigration situation is similar to that of a broken hand, takes the story from normal to a more inner space, showing a sense of anxiety and ambiguity in Omar's face with jump cuts To inserts of tuning the instrument and asking the question of whether he can play again? What will happen to him? Can he re-tune his life again?! Will he be able to resume his new life with the same passion like that video we watched on his mobile phone (which we see several times), or will he be forced to return, or like many others, will he have to accept a job as a cleaner?
Omar is a musician artist, his sensitive spirit combined with his sense of responsibility in the new situation makes him rebuild his relationship with his brother in an imaginary way after his mother's call, and maybe the same scene of the hut and the imaginary meeting of the brother of the main force recovered to him. He play the Oud again and the hope of a new life sprouts in him.
The final sequence of the film, which is Omar's familiar concert for asylum seekers, gives the viewer a summary of all the current emotions throughout the film, and now Omar and his oud instrument (which was with him everywhere),
this time the musician and instrument Combined together and become one, An event that will lead to the beginning of a new life hope. Life that was tuned again!