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Released
2020 · FILM

Waiting for the Barbarians

A principled colonial magistrate must decide whether to protect an oppressed outpost or submit to a ruthless army colonel’s brutal interrogations, risking his own morality and the fragile peace of the frontier.

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Runtime
112 min
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Synopsis

In an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate experiences a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives to interrogate the local population regarding an impending uprising, employing harsh methods that deeply disturb the magistrate.

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Principal cast & crew: 21

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Craft leads on file

Edited by Jacopo QuadriShot by Chris MengesScored by Giampiero AmbrosiDesigned by Crispian Sallis

Also known as

  • Warten auf die Barbarende

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