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.| Status: | Released (2019-09-06) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | J.M. Coetzee |
| Productions: | AMBI Group, Infinitum Nihil, Ithaca Pictures, Iervolino Entertainment, Samuel Goldwyn Films |
| Production Countries: | Italy, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, |
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Casts
- 40900: Mark Rylance - The Magistrate
- 85: Johnny Depp - Colonel Joll
- 11288: Robert Pattinson - Officer Mandel
- 1457240: Gana Bayarsaikhan - The Girl
- 21245: Greta Scacchi - Mai
- 93236: David Dencik - The Clerk
- 589650: Sam Reid - The Lieutenant
Crews
- 122785: Ciro Guerra - Director - Directing
- 1046121: Olga Segura - Producer - Production
- 122785: Ciro Guerra - Screenplay - Writing
- 77511: Zakaria Alaoui - Line Producer - Production
- 1276565: Andrea Iervolino - Producer - Production
- 225902: J.M. Coetzee - Novel - Writing
- 5015: Brian W. Cook - Co-Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
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Adapted by Nobel Prize winning author J.M. Coetzee from his own book, “Waiting for the Barbarians” is a timely screen retelling of the darkest (and most the most cruel) aspects of colonialism. This period film sadly reflects issues many are dealing with in present day: a society that ....
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In Waiting for the Barbarians' Colonel Joll, Johnny Depp has crafted a great movie villain. I would describe him as either a colonial Darth Vader or a proto-Nazi – and concerning the latter, the character is a textbook illustration of Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil;' perfectly cir ....
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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 ....
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