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Quick Info

Rating

5.9/10

Release2019

Runtime1h 54m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

Revenue$761,361

Production

AMBI Group

Infinitum Nihil

Ithaca Pictures

Iervolino Entertainment

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Movie

Waiting for the Barbarians

2019

1h 54m

5.9

Drama

History

Synopsis

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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