Waiting for the Barbarians is a 2020 action drama film directed by Ciro Guerra in his English-language directorial debut. The film is based on the novel of the same name by J. M. Coetzee. It stars Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, and Greta Scacchi.
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 6, 2019. It was released on August 7, 2020, by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Despite receiving mixed reviews from film critics, the film was positively welcomed from audience which praised its story, emotional weight, cast performances (especially those of Rylance and Depp), musical score, the tone, action scenes, the screenplay and the directing and became a good box office success grossing $571, 750 dollars at the box office.
A local magistrate reevaluates his loyalty to his nation while holed up at a remote outpost.
