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Waiting for the Barbarians

Drama History

2019, Movie, 1h 54min

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" — drama and history movie produced in Italy and USA and released in 2019. It has a mediocre rating on IMDb: 5.9 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 54min. "Waiting for the Barbarians" is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime, Peacock, Tubi, Pluto TV and Amazon Prime ⎥ Freevee and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store and Fandango at Home. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: Italy,United States

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Reviews

Critic Nick Allen

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You can admire what the movie and Rylance alike are doing...

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Roger Moore

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The Oscar-winning Rylance is perfectly-cast as the “one just man” Joll insults him for wanting to be. He’s quite good at conveying innate decency.

Read full review at Movie Nation

Pernille Fenger Olesen

Johnny Depp is amazing

3 years ago

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One of the most relevant, beautiful and horrifying movies ever

2 years ago

Critic Jeffrey M. Anderson

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...finds its footing through several forceful performances, some gorgeous passages, and its relevant themes.

Read full review at Common Sense Media

Frequently asked questions

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In a frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate's loyalty to the empire is tested when a ruthless colonel arrives, using brutal tactics to interrogate locals about an impending uprising. The magistrate takes in a young native girl and tries to protect her from the colonel's cruelty, leading him to question his own morality and the empire he serves. As tensions escalate and violence erupts, the magistrate must choose between his duty and his humanity.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Waiting for the Barbarians include Lee, September 5, Oppenheimer, A Complete Unknown, Queer, Killers of the Flower Moon.

When was Waiting for the Barbarians released in theaters? Toggle content

Waiting for the Barbarians was released in theaters on September 6, 2019.

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Waiting for the Barbarians was released for streaming on August 7, 2020.