Limbo
infrequent strong language, racism, references to sex and sexual violence
Director(s)Ben Sharrock
Production year2020
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes104m
CastAmir El‑Masry, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Vikash Bhai, Lewis Gribben
Limbo
infrequent strong language, racism, references to sex and sexual violence
LIMBO is a British comedy drama film in which a Syrian musician awaits the result of his asylum application on a remote ...
LIMBO is a British comedy drama film in which a Syrian musician awaits the result of his asylum application on a remote Scottish island.
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘wank’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’ and ‘flange’.
sex
There are infrequent moderate sex references including to masturbation.
discrimination
There are occasional scenes of racist and discriminatory behaviour. There is infrequent casual use of racist terms including ‘paki’, and in a comic scene a man reads from a list of racist ‘banned words’ which includes ‘camel jockey’, ‘towel heid’, ‘goat f**ker’, ‘Osama’ and ‘shit Aladdin’. The work carries a clear anti-racist message.
sexual violence and sexual threat
In one scene people make racist comments associating Middle Eastern refugees with acts of rape. In another scene a man gropes a woman’s behind during a class demonstration of inappropriate social interaction; the woman slaps him in response.
additional issues
A man discovers a dead body; there is no sign of injury, and it is implied that the person died of exposure.
mild sex references, references to discrimination
Classified Date:
20/07/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MUBI
sex
A blackboard reads, 'Sex: Is a smile an invitation?'
discrimination
A brief comic scene shows a British man and woman performing a patronising demonstration of 'cultural awareness' for the benefit of a group of male refugees.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('damn').
infrequent strong language, racism, references to sex and sexual violence
Classified Date:
30/07/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
MUBI
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘wank’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’ and ‘flange’.
sex
There are infrequent moderate sex references including to masturbation.
discrimination
There are occasional scenes of racist and discriminatory behaviour. There is infrequent casual use of racist terms including ‘paki’, and in a comic scene a man reads from a list of racist ‘banned words’ which includes ‘camel jockey’, ‘towel heid’, ‘goat f**ker’, ‘Osama’ and ‘shit Aladdin’. The work carries a clear anti-racist message.
sexual violence and sexual threat
In one scene people make racist comments associating Middle Eastern refugees with acts of rape. In another scene a man gropes a woman’s behind during a class demonstration of inappropriate social interaction; the woman slaps him in response.
additional issues
A man discovers a dead body; there is no sign of injury, and it is implied that the person died of exposure.
Classified date30/07/2021
LanguageEnglish
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘wank’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’ and ‘flange’.
sex
There are infrequent moderate sex references including to masturbation.
discrimination
There are occasional scenes of racist and discriminatory behaviour. There is infrequent casual use of racist terms including ‘paki’, and in a comic scene a man reads from a list of racist ‘banned words’ which includes ‘camel jockey’, ‘towel heid’, ‘goat f**ker’, ‘Osama’ and ‘shit Aladdin’. The work carries a clear anti-racist message.
sexual violence and sexual threat
In one scene people make racist comments associating Middle Eastern refugees with acts of rape. In another scene a man gropes a woman’s behind during a class demonstration of inappropriate social interaction; the woman slaps him in response.
additional issues
A man discovers a dead body; there is no sign of injury, and it is implied that the person died of exposure.
Director(s)Ben Sharrock
Production year2020
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes104m
CastAmir El‑Masry, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Vikash Bhai, Lewis Gribben
mild sex references, references to discrimination
Classified Date:
20/07/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
MUBI
sex
A blackboard reads, 'Sex: Is a smile an invitation?'
discrimination
A brief comic scene shows a British man and woman performing a patronising demonstration of 'cultural awareness' for the benefit of a group of male refugees.
additional issues
There is very mild bad language ('damn').
infrequent strong language, racism, references to sex and sexual violence
Classified Date:
30/07/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
MUBI
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘f**k’). Milder terms include ‘wank’, ‘shit’, ‘balls’ and ‘flange’.
sex
There are infrequent moderate sex references including to masturbation.
discrimination
There are occasional scenes of racist and discriminatory behaviour. There is infrequent casual use of racist terms including ‘paki’, and in a comic scene a man reads from a list of racist ‘banned words’ which includes ‘camel jockey’, ‘towel heid’, ‘goat f**ker’, ‘Osama’ and ‘shit Aladdin’. The work carries a clear anti-racist message.
sexual violence and sexual threat
In one scene people make racist comments associating Middle Eastern refugees with acts of rape. In another scene a man gropes a woman’s behind during a class demonstration of inappropriate social interaction; the woman slaps him in response.
additional issues
A man discovers a dead body; there is no sign of injury, and it is implied that the person died of exposure.
Classified date30/07/2021
LanguageEnglish
