Waiting for the Barbarians
Seen it?2020 | 112 min | Drama, History
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (54% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved The Last of the Mohicans or Casualties of War, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$761K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 195K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ciro Guerra
- Mark RylanceThe Magistrate
- Johnny DeppColonel Joll
- Robert PattinsonOfficer Mandel
- Gana BayarsaikhanThe Girl
- Greta ScacchiMai
- David DencikThe Clerk
- Sam ReidThe Lieutenant
- Harry MellingGarrison Soldier #4
- Bill MilnerGarrison Soldier #5
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