If you loved Hammamet, try Waiting for the Barbarians

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the cerebral, outsider mood tags, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Hammamet, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Waiting for the Barbarians is

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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