Waiting for the Barbarians
5.9
396 votes·2020
·1h 52m
·MovieDramaHistory
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.
Keywords
based on novel or bookcolonytorturedesertcolonizationeast asia
Cast
Mark Rylance
The Magistrate
Johnny Depp
Colonel Joll
Robert Pattinson
Officer Mandel
Gana Bayarsaikhan
The Girl
Greta Scacchi
Mai
David Dencik
The Clerk
Sam Reid
The Lieutenant
Harry Melling
Garrison Soldier #4
Bill Milner
Garrison Soldier #5
Gursed Dalkhsuren
Old Prisoner
Tserendagva Purevdorj
Old Barbarian
Hami Belal
Joll's Man #1
Wil Coban
Mandel's Guard #1
David Moorst
Garrison Soldier #6
Joseph Long
Baker
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