Waiting for the Barbarians
The message is anything but subtle: Waiting for the Barbarians is a metaphor for fascism, and we are the eponymous brutes.
Waiting for the Barbarians
The Magistrate (Mark Rylance) of an isolated frontier settlement on the border of an unnamed empire looks forward to an easy retirement until the arrival of Colonel Joll (Johnny Depp), whose task it is to report on the activities of the 'barbarians' and on the security situation on the border. Joll conducts a series of ruthless interrogations, which leads the Magistrate to question his loyalty to the empire. Adapted by Nobel Prize winning author J.M. Coetzee from his own book, Directed by Ciro Guerra, co-starring Robert Pattinson.
Genre
Drama,
History
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Runtime
112
Language
English
Director
Ciro Guerra
Writer(s)
JM Coetzee
Cast
Johnny Depp,
Mark Rylance,
Robert Pattinson
FEATURED REVIEW
George Nash, Flickering Myth
Exploring the effects of colonial oppression is a thematic thread that weaves together the works of Colombian director Ciro Guerra. From his Oscar-nominated breakout film of 2015, Embrace of the Serpent, to last year’s Birds of Passage, Guerra’s eye has been cast firmly over indigenous communities ...
Played at
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 7.17.20 - 8.13.20
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