Film2019114 min

Waiting for the Barbarians

Name: Waiting for the Barbarians
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2019
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, Greta Scacchi

Taste attributes: dramahistoryslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavygrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA serious, gritty historical drama: dark and slow-paced. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 183 votes

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Style & visuals: Gritty, where this profile leans balanced style & visuals

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Synopsis

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.

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