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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about Waiting for the Barbarians
Cast
Mark RylanceThe Magistrate
Johnny DeppColonel Joll
Robert PattinsonOfficer Mandel
Gana BayarsaikhanThe Girl
Greta ScacchiMai
David DencikThe Clerk
Sam ReidThe Lieutenant
Harry MellingGarrison Soldier #4Credits
- Directed by
- Ciro Guerra
- Written by
- Ciro Guerra, J.M. Coetzee
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $761.4K
Production
- AMBI GroupUnited States
Infinitum NihilUnited States- Ithaca PicturesUnited States
- Iervolino EntertainmentItaly
Samuel Goldwyn FilmsUnited States
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