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Waiting for the Barbarians

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.

Director

Ciro Guerra

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Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

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Magistrate

Col. Joll

Officer Mandel

Robert Pattinson

The Girl

Gana Bayarsaikhan

Mai

Clerk

Lieutenant

Garrison Soldier 4

Garrison Soldier 5

Old Man

Gursed Dalkhsuren

Old Barbarian

Tserendagva Purevdorj

Star

Garrison Soldier 6

Baker

Farmer 1

Farmer 2

Boy

Dulguun-Erdene Garamkhand

Mandel's Guard

Garrison Soldier 2

Garrison Soldier 1

Simon Luca Oldani

Baker's Wife

Mai's Grandson

Herbalist

Joll's Soldier 1

Young Girl

Wissal Belgouzdmte

Garrison Soldier 3

Garrison Sergeant

Abdellah Bensaid

Joll's Soldier 3

Joll's Soldier 4

Young Boy 2

Younes El Mejjad

Joll's Soldier 2

Berenger Guibon

Herbalist's Son

Joll's Carriage Driver

Abdelghaffour Karim

Young Boy 1

Serving Girl 1

Marianela Quintero Jacome

Serving Girl 2

Inti Jimena Zamora Martinez

Barbarian Rider

Gantulga Bayarsaikhan

Barbarian Rider

Gansukh Bayarsaikhan

Barbarian Rider

Jovjid Lkhamkhuu

Barbarian Rider

Jovjid Otgonjargal

Barbarian Rider

Tsend Tserenbyamba

Barbarian Village Leader

Barbarian 5

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[crowd murmuring] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[crowd murmuring]

Well, you-- you must
be exhausted. Please. - Waiting for the Barbarians

Well, you-- you must be exhausted. Please.

Tell me, i-if you
don't mind me asking, - Waiting for the Barbarians

Tell me, i-if you don't mind me asking,

They protect one's eyes - Waiting for the Barbarians

They protect one's eyes

Are you familiar with
these parts of the frontier? - Waiting for the Barbarians

Are you familiar with these parts of the frontier?

With the south,
but not with this part, not yet. - Waiting for the Barbarians

With the south, but not with this part, not yet.

I have leave due to me, - Waiting for the Barbarians

I have leave due to me,

I'd feel like a foreigner
if I went back to the capital. - Waiting for the Barbarians

I'd feel like a foreigner if I went back to the capital...

And the capital,
too, has changed, - Waiting for the Barbarians

And the capital, too, has changed,

So if you will excuse me, - Waiting for the Barbarians

So if you will excuse me,

He's a policeman,
a colonel of the police, - Waiting for the Barbarians

He's a policeman, a colonel of the police,

Once in every generation, - Waiting for the Barbarians

Once in every generation,

It's the consequence
of too much ease. - Waiting for the Barbarians

It's the consequence of too much ease.

We protect ourselves
against wild animals, - Waiting for the Barbarians

We protect ourselves against wild animals,

If an angry bear
approaches you, - Waiting for the Barbarians

If an angry bear approaches you,

I-I will be quite content - Waiting for the Barbarians

I-I will be quite content

I must tell you
that we don't have - Waiting for the Barbarians

I must tell you that we don't have

There's not much--
There's not much crime here, - Waiting for the Barbarians

There's not much-- There's not much crime here,

[chuckles] Where we
also store provisions. - Waiting for the Barbarians

[chuckles] Where we also store provisions.

He's probably never
seen anything like them before. - Waiting for the Barbarians

He's probably never seen anything like them before.

-[speaking local language]
-Whatever you call it, - Waiting for the Barbarians

-[speaking local language] -Whatever you call it,

These nomads,
barbarians, if you will, - Waiting for the Barbarians

These nomads, barbarians, if you will,

They migrate.
They're always on the move. - Waiting for the Barbarians

They migrate. They're always on the move.

He may be telling the truth.
Who knows? - Waiting for the Barbarians

He may be telling the truth. Who knows?

Who would have brought
an old man and a sick boy - Waiting for the Barbarians

Who would have brought an old man and a sick boy

I'll bring one of my men along, - Waiting for the Barbarians

I'll bring one of my men along,

Uh, tell me,
wh-what are your procedures? - Waiting for the Barbarians

Uh, tell me, wh-what are your procedures?

You come to recognize it
with training and experience. - Waiting for the Barbarians

You come to recognize it with training and experience.

Can you tell
whether I am telling the truth? - Waiting for the Barbarians

Can you tell whether I am telling the truth?

I am speaking
of particular situations, - Waiting for the Barbarians

I am speaking of particular situations,

First lies, - Waiting for the Barbarians

Then more lies, more pressure... - Waiting for the Barbarians

Then more lies, more pressure...

And then at last the truth. - Waiting for the Barbarians

And then at last the truth.

Pain is truth - Waiting for the Barbarians

No, that one says
that the very same pig - Waiting for the Barbarians

No, that one says that the very same pig

Excellency, the pig
is worth a lot of money. - Waiting for the Barbarians

Excellency, the pig is worth a lot of money.

-Be quiet. Be quiet.
-[door opens] - Waiting for the Barbarians

-Be quiet. Be quiet. -[door opens]

He can't put up a fence, - Waiting for the Barbarians

He can't put up a fence,

I have warned him many times
about his pig, - Waiting for the Barbarians

I have warned him many times about his pig,

I have his pig, - Waiting for the Barbarians

I have his pig,

[brushing] - Waiting for the Barbarians

This is-- It's a child's shoe
from long ago. - Waiting for the Barbarians

This is-- It's a child's shoe from long ago.

[insects chirping] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[insects chirping]

D-Did you see what happened? - Waiting for the Barbarians

D-Did you see what happened?

[winces] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[whispers] - Waiting for the Barbarians

Have that removed,
taken out of here immediately. - Waiting for the Barbarians

Have that removed, taken out of here immediately.

That we have
our first confession, - Waiting for the Barbarians

That we have our first confession,

It means that we are
beginning to understand - Waiting for the Barbarians

It means that we are beginning to understand

Today we have
the beginnings of information - Waiting for the Barbarians

Today we have the beginnings of information

-I--
-First thing tomorrow morning, - Waiting for the Barbarians

-I-- -First thing tomorrow morning,

As for you, it would be helpful - Waiting for the Barbarians

As for you, it would be helpful

What kind of information,
sheep stealing? Smuggling? - Waiting for the Barbarians

What kind of information, sheep stealing? Smuggling?

Are you killing old men
for sheep now? - Waiting for the Barbarians

Are you killing old men for sheep now?

Did you really tell the officer
that your clan is arming itself? - Waiting for the Barbarians

Did you really tell the officer that your clan is arming its...

Did you really say
that there will be - Waiting for the Barbarians

Did you really say that there will be

[speaks local language] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[speaks local language]

[Magistrate]
W-With no disrespect, Colonel, - Waiting for the Barbarians

[Magistrate] W-With no disrespect, Colonel,

They're conscripts.
Most of them have never been - Waiting for the Barbarians

They're conscripts. Most of them have never been

The barbarians
whom you are chasing will-- - Waiting for the Barbarians

The barbarians whom you are chasing will--

May I remind you, Colonel,
that if you get lost, - Waiting for the Barbarians

May I remind you, Colonel, that if you get lost,

I patched them together - Waiting for the Barbarians

I patched them together

[insects chirping] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[insects chirping]

With no-- no experience - Waiting for the Barbarians

With no-- no experience

Unrest on the frontier? - Waiting for the Barbarians

Unrest on the frontier?

Why can't you just-- - Waiting for the Barbarians

Why can't you just--

[knock on door] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[knock on door]

[grunts] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[sighs] - Waiting for the Barbarians

-[baby murmuring]
-[flies buzzing] - Waiting for the Barbarians

-[baby murmuring] -[flies buzzing]

Sir, Colonel Joll is-- is here. - Waiting for the Barbarians

Sir, Colonel Joll is-- is here.

Anything I can do
to facilita-- - Waiting for the Barbarians

Anything I can do to facilita--

And your inquiries, Colonel, - Waiting for the Barbarians

And your inquiries, Colonel,

I think I can say
we've had some success, - Waiting for the Barbarians

I think I can say we've had some success,

Similar investigations
are being carried out - Waiting for the Barbarians

Similar investigations are being carried out

And is it too early to reveal - Waiting for the Barbarians

And is it too early to reveal

May we still sleep securely
in our beds? - Waiting for the Barbarians

May we still sleep securely in our beds?

Since all is not well here-- - Waiting for the Barbarians

Since all is not well here--

I want everything
as it was before at once! - Waiting for the Barbarians

I want everything as it was before at once!

[soldiers muttering] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[soldiers muttering]

[wind blowing] - Waiting for the Barbarians

This is how I look. - Waiting for the Barbarians

This is how I look.

We do not permit vagrants
in the town. - Waiting for the Barbarians

We do not permit vagrants in the town.

I offer that you should... - Waiting for the Barbarians

I offer that you should...

Come and work here. - Waiting for the Barbarians

Come and work here.

Um, either that
or go back to your people. - Waiting for the Barbarians

Um, either that or go back to your people.

[speaks local word] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[speaks local word]

[girl sighs] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[birds chirping] - Waiting for the Barbarians

[birds chirping]

I think we were followed
for a while by barbarians, - Waiting for the Barbarians

I think we were followed for a while by barbarians,

Waiting for the Barbarians poster

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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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Director: Ciro Guerra

Writer: J.M. Coetzee

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 52/100

ImdbRating: 5.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Aug 2020

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

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