Waiting for the Barbarians (Blu-ray)
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Waiting for the Barbarians
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Blu-ray Details
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: December 15, 2020
- Originally Released: 2019
- Label: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson & Gana Bayarsaikhan | |
| Performer: | Greta Scacchi & Sam Reid | |
| Directed by | Ciro Guerra | |
| Director of Photography: | Chris Menges |
Entertainment Reviews:
53%
TOMATOMETER
The Magistrate convoys through the desert to take her back to her people, giving cinematographer Chris Menges an opportunity to conjure some stunning vista shots, the most resonant feature of this handsome but often understated period piece.
RogerEbert.com
[T]his a beautifully, if austerely, staged parable that casts the always-reliable Mark Rylance as the well-meaning Magistrate.
Hollywood Reporter
Robert Pattinson, as a cruel Joll underling, joins the evil-doing, kicking in a few cartoon-imperialist sneers and sadistic laughs.
New York Times
3 stars out of 5 -- Oscar-winner Rylance is a standout as the character known only as the Magistrate, who runs a remote outpost on the edge of nowhere. The British actor builds the role in layers...
Rolling Stone
This is complex, richly allusive material rife with thorny political conflicts and hypocrisies, entwined around an unspoken emotional baseline of desolate loneliness and guilt...
Variety
Product Description:
Based on the novel by J.M. Coetzee, a local magistrate (Johnny Depp) takes up a position at a remote outpost on the fringes of the kingdom. His distance from the heart of the government begins to take a toll on his psyche, ultimately pushing him to reassess his loyalty to his nation as a whole. Directed by Ciro Guerra, co-starring Robert Pattinson.
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