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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.

20201h 52mRDrama, History

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About Waiting for the Barbarians

Directors
Ciro Guerra
Cast
Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, Greta Scacchi, David Dencik
Genres
Drama, History
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
Italy, United States of America
Status
Released

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