Largo

2025Short⏱️ 19m

ShortAdventureDrama

⭐ 9.1

IMDB Rating

61 votes

A young Syrian refugee living in the UK without his parents decides to build a boat and sail home to find them.

Director

N/A

Writers

Max Burgoyne-Moore, Salvatore Scarpa

Stars

Tamsin Greig, Zack Elsokari, Kevin McNally

Release Date

July 22, 2025

Language

Arabic, English

Country

United Kingdom

🏆 3

Wins

🎯 4

Nominations

💬 2

Reviews

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Tamsin Greig

as Grace

👤

Zack Elsokari

as Musa

Kevin McNally

as Angus

Roy Taylor

as Frank

Michael Jibson

as Coastguard

Waleed Elgadi

as Baba

👤

Ammar Haj Ahmad

as Hakim

Jax James

as Sam

Houda Echouafni

as Mama

Jasmine London-Willis

as Beth

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.35 : 1

Color

Production

Slick Films, Plan Nine Pictures, Studio Goodluck

🎯 Categories

ArabicAdventureDramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Essential Viewing

by joeboukhari • 2025-12-13

10/10

"Had the great opportunity to connect with one of the directors, Salvatore Scarpa, and I could not be more impressed with this short. Largo, the word, is defined as slow and dignified, and I cannot think of a better way to describe this film. It packs in so much into its 19 minutes and is carried by Zack Elsokari (Musa) in all the best ways. I'm in awe of his performance and still pretty raw, emotionally, from the eye-opening gut punch that this delivered. Not only is this technically sound on all fronts, it also has a clear theme and message that shines light on the brutal effects of war..."