Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 2019-09-06
- Genres: Drama, History
- Runtime: 1h 52m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 424 votes
Directed by Ciro Guerra.
Top cast
- Mark Rylance as The Magistrate
- Johnny Depp as Colonel Joll
- Robert Pattinson as Officer Mandel
- Gana Bayarsaikhan as The Girl
- Greta Scacchi as Mai
- David Dencik as The Clerk
- Sam Reid as The Lieutenant
- Harry Melling as Garrison Soldier #4
- Bill Milner as Garrison Soldier #5
- Gursed Dalkhsuren as Old Prisoner
Where to watch Waiting for the Barbarians
- United States: stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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