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rated 10

One of the most relevant, beautiful and horrifying movies ever

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Cast & Crew

Ciro Guerra
Director
Johnny Depp
As Colonel Joll
David Dencik
As The Clerk
Robert Pattinson
As Officer Mandel
Mark Rylance
As The Magistrate
Bill Milner
As Garrison Soldier #5
Joseph Long
As Baker

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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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