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      Sitting in Limbo

      TV-MA 2020 1 hr. 29 min. Drama List
      100% 8 Reviews Tomatometer After living in the UK since he was 8 years old, Anthony (Patrick Robinson) decides to visit his elderly mother in Jamaica. He has never held, or needed, a passport before and while filling out the paperwork at the Passport Office he is stunned to discover that there is no record of him as a British Citizen--despite having lived in the country since 1965. With the onus on him to prove his British citizenship to the Immigration Office, Anthony finds himself stuck in limbo, forced to leave his job and unable to claim benefits. In the early hours of a Sunday morning, Anthony is forcibly removed from his home and detained as an illegal immigrant. The devastation that ensues puts Anthony at the center of what has now become known as the Windrush scandal. Read More Read Less

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      Anita Singh Daily Telegraph (UK) There was a happy ending, if you could call it that: Bryan was allowed to remain in his own country. But the film left us in no doubt about the emotional toll. Rated: 4/5 Jun 9, 2020 Full Review Carol Midgley Times (UK) This was hugely affecting drama, but I would have liked to have seen in it more of the politicians who drove this policy rather than the faceless uniformed guards who had to implement it at the sharp end. Rated: 4/5 Jun 9, 2020 Full Review Sean O'Grady Independent (UK) A gripping, upsetting and tenderly told dramatic memoir of one man's ordeal during the Windrush scandal. Its timing could not have been better. Rated: 5/5 Jun 9, 2020 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation A British immigration debacle that is the very definition of "Kafkaesque nightmare." Rated: 2.5/4 May 27, 2021 Full Review Ella Kemp Culture Whisper Sitting in Limbo doesn't aim to warp the truth, to glorify any one party. This isn't about rewriting history, it's about making sure the true mistakes and hardships are finally given the weight they deserve. Rated: 4/5 Jun 29, 2020 Full Review Euan Ferguson Observer (UK) An absorbing, rewatchable drama that quietly told loud truths, and wore its anger remarkably lightly. Jun 15, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis After living in the UK since he was 8 years old, Anthony (Patrick Robinson) decides to visit his elderly mother in Jamaica. He has never held, or needed, a passport before and while filling out the paperwork at the Passport Office he is stunned to discover that there is no record of him as a British Citizen--despite having lived in the country since 1965. With the onus on him to prove his British citizenship to the Immigration Office, Anthony finds himself stuck in limbo, forced to leave his job and unable to claim benefits. In the early hours of a Sunday morning, Anthony is forcibly removed from his home and detained as an illegal immigrant. The devastation that ensues puts Anthony at the center of what has now become known as the Windrush scandal.
      Director
      Stella Corradi
      Executive Producer
      Andy Harries, Lila V. Rawlings, Mona Qureshi
      Screenwriter
      Stephen S. Thompson
      Production Co
      Left Bank Pictures, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      Rating
      TV-MA
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Sound Mix
      Stereo