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Waiting for the Barbarians

"His conduct in officeleft much to be desired, his decisions characterizedby...

"His conduct in office
left much to be desired, his decisions characterized
by arbitrariness, and he maintained
no regular system of accounting for monies."
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"His conduct in office left much to be desired,
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his decisions characterized by arbitrariness,
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and he maintained no regular system
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of accounting for monies." Unquote.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:50
Uploaded
Jun 10, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

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.
Inspection of your accounts - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
Inspection of your accounts
"Despite being principal administrator, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:11
"Despite being principal administrator,
"On the first of March, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:08
"On the first of March,
Not until we set off was I told - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:09
Not until we set off was I told
And at no point was I warned - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:08
And at no point was I warned
And negotiating with them." - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:13
And negotiating with them."
I will defend myself in a proper court of law. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
I will defend myself in a proper court of law.
No one would dare say those things to my face. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
No one would dare say those things to my face.
Who is responsible for the claim - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:07
Who is responsible for the claim
[gunfire] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:10
[gunfire]
[charcoal scraping] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
[charcoal scraping]
[crowd chattering] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:08
[crowd chattering]
[crowd chattering] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
[crowd chattering]
[crowd murmuring] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
[crowd murmuring]
You! You are depraving these people! - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
You! You are depraving these people!
You-- [groans] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
You-- [groans]
[wincing] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
[wincing]
[groans] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:08
[groans]
[door clangs] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:09
[door clangs]
[girl humming a melody] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:08
[girl humming a melody]