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.
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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
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- Ciro GuerraDirector
- Ciro GuerraScreenplay
- J.M. CoetzeeNovel
- Chris MengesDirector of Photography
- Giampiero AmbrosiOriginal Music Composer
- Jacopo QuadriEditor
- Olga Segura-GallProducer
- Andrea IervolinoProducer
- Monika BacardiProducer
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