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Waiting for the Barbarians

Year
2020
Director
Ciro Guerra
Runtime
112 min
Genre
Drama, History
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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.

Festival record

  • LFF 19
  • VEN 19

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Cast

  • Mark RylanceThe Magistrate
  • Johnny DeppColonel Joll
  • Robert PattinsonOfficer Mandel
  • Gana BayarsaikhanThe Girl
  • Greta ScacchiMai
  • David DencikThe Clerk
  • Sam ReidThe Lieutenant
  • Harry MellingGarrison Soldier #4
  • Bill MilnerGarrison Soldier #5
  • Gursed DalkhsurenOld Prisoner

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