Waiting for the barbarians [dvd] / producers, Michael Fitzgerald, Olga Segura, Andrea Iervolino, Monika Bacardi ; written by J.M. Coetzee ; director, Ciro Guerra.
Based on the novel by J.M. Coetzee. Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Greta Scacchi, David Dencik, Sam Reid. Originally released as a motion picture in 2019. Wide screen.
Summary:
The Magistrate of an isolated frontier settlement on the border of an unnamed empire looks forward to an easy retirement until the arrival of Colonel Joll, whose task it is to report on the activities of the "barbarians" and the security situation on the border. Joll conducts a series of ruthless interrogations, which leads the Magistrate to question his loyalty to the empire.
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