A Syrian musician living on a remote Scottish island waits for the result of his asylum application in Ben Sharrock's comedy drama

Part of I Like It Here: A New Season Celebrating Community, Human Connection and Love, a series of 8 screenings presented by Grassmarket Community Picturehouse and the Edinburgh Film Guild.

A surreal comedy drama, in which a Syrian refugee finds himself on a remote Scottish isle awaiting the result of his asylum application.

Winner: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Writer, BAFTA Awards, Scotland.

“There are simple moments here that will break and remake you. Sublime.”(Time Out)

Director “Ben Sharrock announces himself as a master of atmospheric film-making. The narrative balances surreal comedy with stark tension, capturing both the absurdities of waiting for UK asylum and the uncomfortable mix of local Scottish hospitality and casual prejudice.” (The Guardian)

Tickets £3/£5/£7 on a sliding scale, with free entry for Grassmarket Community Project Members, open door meal attendees, and anyone else in need of a free ticket. Please select the ticket price that feels right to you; all income from tickets will be directly used to support the continued running of our cinema screenings.

Supported by Film Hub Scotland, part of the BFI’s Film Audience Network, awarding funding on behalf of Screen Scotland and the BFI National Lottery.

Notes

Duration: 104 minutes

Certificate 12A - infrequent strong language, racism, references to sex and sexual violence

The film will screen with English descriptive subtitles, transcribing both dialogue and key audio information from the film.

The event will start promptly at 2pm without trailers

The Grassmarket Community Project is a wheelchair accessible venue

Description supplied by the event organiser.