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Waiting for the Barbarians is a 2019 drama film directed by Ciro Guerra in his English-language directorial debut. The film is based on the 1980 novel by J. M. Coetzee. It stars Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, and Greta Scacchi.
- $764,815
- Waiting for the Barbarians, by J. M. Coetzee
- Giampiero Ambrosi
Aug 7, 2020 · A drama based on J.M. Coetzee's novel about a colonial magistrate's moral dilemma in an unnamed empire. Starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson and Gana Bayarsaikhan, directed by Ciro Guerra.
- (14K)
- Drama
- Ciro Guerra
- 2020-08-07
Waiting for the Barbarians is a novel by the South African writer J. M. Coetzee. First published in 1980, it was chosen by Penguin for its series Great Books of the 20th Century and won both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize for fiction.
- John Maxwell Coetzee
- 156 (hardcover edition)
- 1980
- 27 October 1980
Aug 7, 2020 · A tedious and sentimental adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's novel about a colonizer who tries to help the nomads and a commander who exploits them. Mark Rylance and Johnny Depp star in this period piece that fails to build a believable plot or a clear message.
A historical drama based on J.M. Coetzee's novel, starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson. Critics are divided on its political message and execution, while audiences have not rated it yet.
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- Mark Rylance
- Ciro Guerra
- Iervolino Entertainment
Sep 6, 2019 · An adaptation of JM Coetzee ’s 1980 novel, Waiting for the Barbarians tells the story of a magistrate presiding over an unidentified colonial outpost in the middle of the desert,...
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Joll conducts a series of ruthless interrogations, which leads the Magistrate to question his loyalty to the empire. 2,667 IMDb 5.9 1 h 53 min 2020. X-Ray 16+. Arthouse · Drama · Anxious · Malicious. Freevee (with ads) Watch with Prime. Start your 30-day free trial.