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Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

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At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Ciro Guerra
  • Profile picture of Mark Rylance
    The Magistrate Mark Rylance
  • Profile picture of Johnny Depp
    Colonel Joll Johnny Depp
  • Profile picture of Robert Pattinson
    Officer Mandel Robert Pattinson
  • Profile picture of Gana Bayarsaikhan
    The Girl Gana Bayarsaikhan
  • Profile picture of Greta Scacchi
    Mai Greta Scacchi
  • Profile picture of David Dencik
    The Clerk David Dencik
  • Profile picture of Sam Reid
    The Lieutenant Sam Reid
  • Profile picture of Harry Melling
    Garrison Soldier #4 Harry Melling

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Keywords

  • colony
  • torture
  • desert
  • colonization
  • east asia