Waiting for the Barbarians

5.9 2019 Ciro Guerra 1h 52m
Drama History
Waiting for the Barbarians

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.

Cast

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

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Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Waiting for the Barbarians

Zama
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Colonial officers waiting. Two films about men stranded at the edge of empires that have already forgotten they exist.

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