Waiting for the Barbarians

5.9

2020

112 mins

DramaHistory

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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The Stanford Prison Experiment

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Disgrace

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Adam Resurrected

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The Wind and the Lion

Year : 1975Rating : ⭐ 6.5

At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.

Casualties of War

Year : 1989Rating : ⭐ 7.2

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Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Year : 2012Rating : ⭐ 7.0

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Kiss of the Spider Woman

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Papillon

Year : 1973Rating : ⭐ 7.8

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

7 Women

Year : 1965Rating : ⭐ 6.5

In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan.

Heaven & Earth

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In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters a compassionate Marine who offers her hope and a chance at a new life, igniting the possibility of a future together.

Firebrand

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Year : 2013Rating : ⭐ 6.4

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The Last of the Mohicans

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Year : 2017Rating : ⭐ 7.4

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Apocalypse Now

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Pork Chop Hill

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