Limbo (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Limbo is a drama, war and tv movie film directed by Lucio Pellegrini.

What it’s about. On Christmas Eve, Manuela Paris returns home to a seaside town near Rome. She has been absent for some time, ever since she left - still a girl - to be a soldier. With determination and sacrifice, Manuela laboriously built the life she dreamed of, until she became an army non-commissioned officer and platoon commander in an advanced base in the Afghan desert, responsible for the life and death of thirty men. But the bloody attack in which she was seriously wounded forces her into a very different and no less insidious war: against memories, disillusionment and pain, but also against the stereotypical role of woman and victim that society tries to impose on her. The meeting with the mysterious guest of the Hotel Bellavista, Mattia, a man apparently without a past and, like her, suspended in his own personal limbo of expectation and hope, is an opportunity to come to terms with his story. And to find that life is always worth living - because nobody, not even her, is what they seem.

Who’s in it. Limbo stars Kasia Smutniak as Manuela Paris, Adriano Giannini as Mattia, Domenico Diele as Jodice and Giulia Valentini as Vanessa Paris, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.4/10, Limbo has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Limbo page.

If you liked it. Fans of Limbo tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.