Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
- Directed by
- Ciro Guerra
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 397 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A magistrate at a remote colonial outpost witnesses the brutal treatment of native people by the military. He begins to question his own role in the empire and faces a moral crisis.
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What happens
Waiting for the Barbarians is a 2019 drama film and English-language directorial debut by Ciro Guerra. The film is based on the 1980 novel by J. M. Coetzee. It stars Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, and Greta Scacchi. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2019. It was released on August 7, 2020, by Samuel Goldwyn Films. It received a lukewarm critical response. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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