Waiting for the Barbarians

The torturer’s manual meets Conrad in a desert fort. A magistrate must decide whether to obey orders or protect the nomads accused of plotting barbarian invasions. The quiet man carries the film the way a flagpole carries silence.

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Waiting for the Barbarians was released in 2020 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 112 minutes.