Watch Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, and Robert Pattinson in the trailer for Ciro Guerra’s Waiting For The Barbarians

Waiting for the Barbarians is directed by Ciro Guerra (Embrace of the Serpent) in his English-language directorial debut. The film is based on the novel of the same name by J. M. Coetzee.

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 on the security situation on the border. Joll conducts a series of ruthless interrogations, which leads the Magistrate to question his loyalty to the empire

The film stars Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan and Greta Scacchi.

Coming to Digital August 7, 2020.