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Waiting for the Barbarians

It will take yearsto patch up the damage that Colonel Joll didin the space of a week

It will take years
to patch up the damage that Colonel Joll did
in the space of a week

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It will take years to patch up the damage
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that Colonel Joll did in the space of a week.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
77
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:17
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
N/A

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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.
[chuckles] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
[chuckles]
We, you and I, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:07
We, you and I,
We say to ourselves we reclaimed the land from the desert, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:09
We say to ourselves we reclaimed the land from the desert,
They still see us as visitors, transients. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
They still see us as visitors, transients.
They say to one another, "Be patient. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
They say to one another, "Be patient.
One day, these foreigners will pack up and leave." - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:11
One day, these foreigners will pack up and leave."
The frontier towns are the first line of defense of the Empire, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:08
The frontier towns are the first line of defense of the Empi...
Oh! [laughs] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
Oh! [laughs]
Wh-What is that? - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
Wh-What is that?
In his report, Colonel Joll wrote - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:08
In his report, Colonel Joll wrote
Do you know what they did to him, who he was? - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
Do you know what they did to him, who he was?
He was breathing strangely, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
He was breathing strangely,
Did they do that in-- in front of him, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
Did they do that in-- in front of him,
I-I know she had a bad time with her feet, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
I-I know she had a bad time with her feet,
[water splashing] - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
[water splashing]
They put it in a fire until it was hot. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
They put it in a fire until it was hot.
After that, I could not see anymore. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
After that, I could not see anymore.
What do you feel - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
What do you feel
You only have to say the word, and I will take you back. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
You only have to say the word, and I will take you back.
I can't promise to take you back to your family. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
I can't promise to take you back to your family.