How Ben Sharrock’s Study Abroad in Syria Inspired Refugee Film ‘Limbo’ (Video)
thewrap.comAlso Read: 'Nomadland' Wins Audience Award at Toronto Film FestivalSharrock explained that he majored in Arabic and politics at university and spent a year living in Syria the year before the civil war started there.
While there, he studied at Damascus University — this was before he went into filmmaking and knew he wanted to make a movie that highlighted the identity of refugees.The script takes a humorous and lighter approach to the refugee crisis, which actually attracted star El-Masry to the project.Also Read: Why 'Ammonite' Director Created a Same-Sex Love Affair for Kate Winslet's 19th-Century Paleontologist (Video)“When I received the script, my initial reactions were, I hope this is a focus on these rich and intelligent human beings.
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