Description

A group of refugees are forced to live on a bleak and sparsely inhabited Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides while they await their asylum claims. The only amenities appear to be a school, a telephone kiosk and a bus stop. The drama centres on Omar, a Syrian, played by Amir El-Masry, who carries with him everywhere a music case containing his oud, a kind of lute ? an instrument he loves and his only link to the home he left behind. This wry and poignant tale has its inevitable sadnesses but there?s also a good deal of humour. El-Masry gives a brilliant performance, supported by Borgen?s Sidse Babett Knudsen and the outstanding direction of Ben Sharrock.

Description

Broad Street,

Presteigne,

Powys,

Wales,

LD8 2AD.