Waiting for the Barbarians
2020 · 1h 52m · Drama, History · Italy, United States of America · Rated R (US)
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.
Written & directed by
Ciro GuerraBased on the novel by
J.M. Coetzee5.9Smart score
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based on novel or bookcolonisationcolonydeserteast asiatorture
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