Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

R09/06/2019Drama, History1h 54m

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Mark Rylance

    The Magistrate

  2. Cast 1

    Johnny Depp

    Colonel Joll

  3. Cast 1

    Robert Pattinson

    Officer Mandel

  4. Cast 1

    Gana Bayarsaikhan

    The Girl

  5. Cast 1

    Greta Scacchi

    Mai

  6. Cast 1

    David Dencik

    The Clerk

  7. Cast 1

    Sam Reid

    The Lieutenant

  8. Cast 1

    Harry Melling

    Garrison Soldier #4

  9. Cast 1

    Bill Milner

    Garrison Soldier #5

Despite a strong cast, this is really rather a dirge of a watch. Sir Mark Rylance is the colonial magistrate in a frontier province that inspecting "Col. Joll" (Johnny Depp) believes is about to bear the brunt of an attack from the eponymous enemy. Despite there only appearing to be sheep farmers adjacent to their fortified town, he proceeds to indulge in a little torture before heading off to investigate some more. Meantime, the decently-minded official sets off on a tour of his own which, upon his return, finds him also at the mercy of the rather brutal colonel and his henchman "Mandel" (an ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget-

Revenue $761,361.00

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