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Waiting for the Barbarians

Waiting for the Barbarians

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Waiting for the Barbarians

2020

1h 52m

5.9(399 votes)

Drama

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Overview

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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Infinitum Nihil

Samuel Goldwyn Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

Bill Milner

Bill Milner

Garrison Soldier #5

Gursed Dalkhsuren

Old Prisoner

Creative team

Directed by: Ciro Guerra
Written by: Ciro Guerra
Produced by: Olga Segura-Gall
Andrea Iervolino

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