The new work of Colombian director Ciro Guerra is the cinematic adaptation of the novel of the same name by J. M. Coetzee "Waiting for the Barbarians", which premiered at the 67th Venice Film Festival in the fall of 2019. Watch the trailer for the movie "Waiting for the Barbarians" due to be released in Russia in 2020 Among the actors are such stars as Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson.
Expectations rating - 97%. Rating: IMDb - 6.3.
Waiting for the Barbarians
Italy, USA
Genre:drama
Producer:Siro Guerra
World release:September 6, 2019
Release in Russia:2020
Cast:M. Rylance, J. Depp, R. Pattinson, G. Bayarsaikan, G. Skakki, D. Densick, S. Reed, G. Melling, B. Milner, G. Dalkhsuren
Duration:112 minutes
The painting is based on the novel of the same name by the writer, winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature, J. Coetzee.
Plot
A magistrate lives in a small colonial town on the border of the British Empire. But the quiet life ends when a state of emergency is declared due to the arrival of Joll, Colonel of the Third Squad. His task is to check whether the so-called barbarians, the indigenous peoples of the local lands, are preparing an attack. To do this, Joll organizes an expedition to the outskirts, and the magistrate begins to doubt the legitimacy of imperialism in the Empire as such. He sees the Imperial soldiers torturing and killing the barbarians they find along the way. After that, he himself begins to take care of the young barbarian, who was blinded by the torture he had endured.
Filming
Director - Shiro Guerra ("Embrace of the Serpent", "Migratory Birds", "Travels of the Wind").
Ciro guerra
Film team:
- Screenplay: J. Coetzee ("Disgrace", "Dust");
- Producers: Monica Bacardi (Guardians of the Arctic, Finding Steve McQueen), Michael Fitzgerald (Local, Closer to the Moon), Andrea Hiervolino (The Merchant of Venice, Guardians of the Arctic);
- Operator: Chris Mengis (“Terribly Loud and Extremely Close”, “North Country”, “Mission”);
- Editing: Jacopo Cuadri (Besieged, The Dreamers, Ten Minutes Older: Cello);
- Artists: Crispian Sallis (John F. Kennedy: Shots in Dallas, 12 Monkeys, Hannibal), Domenico Sica (Rome, Magnificent Medici, Medici: Lords of Florence), Abdella Baadil ( Jack Ryan "," A Hologram for the King ").
Production: Ithaca Pictures, Iervolino Entertainment.
Filming location: Marrakech, Morocco / Rome, Italy. Filming period: November - December 2018.
Cast of actors
Cast:
- Mark Rylance - Master of Science ("The Spy Bridge", "Another Boleyn One", "Anonymous", "Prospero's Books");
- Johnny Depp - Colonel Joll (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Edward Scissorhands, Cocaine, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3, Minamata);
- Robert Pattinson, Junior Officer Mendel (Twilight, High Society, Batman, Argument, The Devil Forever);
- Ghana Bayarsaikan ("Out of the Car", "Peaky Blinders");
- Greta Skacchi (Odysseus, War and Peace, Poirot);
- David Densik (The Royal Novel, The Brotherhood, The War Horse);
- Sam Reed - Lieutenant (Endeavor, Anonymous, Retribution);
- Harry Melling (Merlin, Dark Materials, The Musketeers, Harry Potter franchise);
- Bill Milner (X-Men: First Class, Dunkirk, My Boy Jack).
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- In this film, director Ciro Guerra worked for the first time in English with an international film crew and actors.
Watch the trailer and find out information about the cast and plot of the movie "Waiting for the Barbarians" (2019) due in Russia in 2020.