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Waiting for the Barbarians

Once in every generation, without fail,along the frontier, there is an episode of...

Once in every generation, without fail,
along the frontier, there is an episode of hysteria
about the barbarians

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Once in every generation,
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without fail, along the frontier,
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there is an episode of hysteria about the barbarians.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
62
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:39
Uploaded
Jun 11, 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.
It's the consequence of too much ease. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
It's the consequence of too much ease.
We protect ourselves against wild animals, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
We protect ourselves against wild animals,
If an angry bear approaches you, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
If an angry bear approaches you,
I-I will be quite content - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:15
I-I will be quite content
I must tell you that we don't have - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
I must tell you that we don't have
There's not much-- There's not much crime here, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:11
There's not much-- There's not much crime here,
[chuckles] Where we also store provisions. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
[chuckles] Where we also store provisions.
He's probably never seen anything like them before. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
He's probably never seen anything like them before.
-[speaking local language] -Whatever you call it, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:10
-[speaking local language] -Whatever you call it,
These nomads, barbarians, if you will, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
These nomads, barbarians, if you will,
They migrate. They're always on the move. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
They migrate. They're always on the move.
He may be telling the truth. Who knows? - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:04
He may be telling the truth. Who knows?
Who would have brought an old man and a sick boy - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
Who would have brought an old man and a sick boy
I'll bring one of my men along, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
I'll bring one of my men along,
Uh, tell me, wh-what are your procedures? - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:06
Uh, tell me, wh-what are your procedures?
You come to recognize it with training and experience. - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
You come to recognize it with training and experience.
Can you tell whether I am telling the truth? - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
Can you tell whether I am telling the truth?
I am speaking of particular situations, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:07
I am speaking of particular situations,
First lies, - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:09
First lies,
Then more lies, more pressure... - Waiting for the Barbarians 00:05
Then more lies, more pressure...