Waiting for the Barbarians

Waiting for the Barbarians

114 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 6, 2019

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.

Waiting for the Barbarians

114 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 6, 2019

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.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Infinitum Nihil, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Iervolino Entertainment, AMBI Group, Ithaca Pictures
Original title Waiting for the Barbarians
Directors Mohammed Hamza Regragui, Ciro Guerra
Writers J.M. Coetzee, Ciro Guerra

Cast

Mark Rylance

as The Magistrate

Johnny Depp

as Colonel Joll

Robert Pattinson

as Officer Mandel

Gana Bayarsaikhan

as The Girl

Greta Scacchi

as Mai

David Dencik

as The Clerk

Sam Reid

as The Lieutenant

Harry Melling

as Garrison Soldier #4

Bill Milner

as Garrison Soldier #5

Gursed Dalkhsuren

as Old Prisoner

Tserendagva Purevdorj

as Old Barbarian

Hami Belal

as Joll's Man #1

Wil Coban

as Mandel's Guard #1

David Moorst

as Garrison Soldier #6

Joseph Long

as Baker

Clem So

as Barbarian 5

Isabella Nefar

as Star

Dulguun-Erdene Garamkhand

as Boy Prisoner

Adam Bensallah

as Mai's Grandson

Nayef Rashed

as Farmer #1

Haqi Ali

as Farmer #2

Younes El Mejjad

as Small Boy #2

Simon Luca Oldani

as Garrison Sentry #1

Faical El Kihel

as Garrison Sentry #2

Laura Cosac

as Baker's Wife