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.
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Cast
25 people
Mark Rylance
The Magistrate
Known for
Dunkirk
Bridge of Spies
Johnny Depp
Colonel Joll
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Robert Pattinson
Officer Mandel
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The Batman
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Gana Bayarsaikhan
The Girl
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Ex Machina
Intelligence
Greta Scacchi
Mai
Known for
The Odyssey
Bodies
David Dencik
The Clerk
Known for
Chernobyl
The Chestnut Man
Sam Reid
The Lieutenant
Known for
Interview with the Vampire
Hatfields & McCoys
Harry Melling
Garrison Soldier #4
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
The Pale Blue Eye
Bill Milner
Garrison Soldier #5
Known for
iBoy
Son of Rambow
Gursed Dalkhsuren
Old Prisoner
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The Scout
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Tserendagva Purevdorj
Old Barbarian
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My Beautiful Jinjiimaa
Mandoukhai the Wise: Episode 1 - Mandoukhai is called
Hami Belal
Joll's Man #1
Known for
Redemption Day
Ciro Guerra Director · J.M. Coetzee Author Giampiero Ambrosi Composer
Worldwide gross $761K · United States release August 7, 2020 · Produced in Italy, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$761,361
Production
AMBI Group
Production
Infinitum Nihil
Production
Ithaca Pictures
Production
Iervolino Entertainment
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production
Italy · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Mongolian
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 2019
Premiere
United States · August 7, 2020
Digital
Italy · September 24, 2020
Theatrical
Australia
October 1, 2020 · Digital
Brazil
April 14, 2021 · Digital · VOD
Canada
August 7, 2020 · Digital
Denmark
December 1, 2020 · Physical
Finland
November 30, 2020 · Physical
France
September 8, 2019 · Premiere · Festival du Film américain de Deauville
August 31, 2020 · Digital · VOD
September 2, 2020 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
July 11, 2021 · Digital · MyCanal
Germany
November 12, 2020 · Digital
Ireland
September 7, 2020 · Digital
Japan
January 29, 2021 · Digital
New Zealand
October 1, 2020 · Digital
Poland
October 12, 2020 · Digital
Portugal
July 15, 2021 · Theatrical
Russia
July 30, 2020 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 31, 2023 · TV · JOJ PLUS
South Korea
October 14, 2021 · Theatrical
Spain
September 26, 2019 · Premiere · San Sebastián Film Festival
May 6, 2021 · Digital
Switzerland
September 29, 2019 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Taiwan
October 16, 2020 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
Ukraine
August 13, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 6, 2019 · Premiere · London Film Festival
September 7, 2020 · Digital
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