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A Balasaur Score of 57 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 53%, Metacritic 52/100. Every source lands within 8 points of the others. Streaming on Netflix, Prime, and Tubi.
Synopsis
At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising, using cruel tactics that horrify the magistrate.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes53%
Metacritic52/100
424 audience votes
Key crew
- Ciro GuerraDirector
- Ciro GuerraScreenplay
- Giampiero AmbrosiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mark RylanceThe Magistrate
- Johnny DeppColonel Joll
- Robert PattinsonOfficer Mandel
- Gana BayarsaikhanThe Girl
- Greta ScacchiMai
- David DencikThe Clerk
- Sam ReidThe Lieutenant
- Harry MellingGarrison Soldier #4
- Bill MilnerGarrison Soldier #5
- Gursed DalkhsurenOld Prisoner
- Tserendagva PurevdorjOld Barbarian
- Hami BelalJoll's Man #1
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Themes
based on novel or bookcolonycolonisationtorturedeserteast asia
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