Waiting for the Barbarians (2019) is a historical drama based on the acclaimed novel by J.M. Coetzee. Starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, and Robert Pattinson, the film follows a magistrate in a distant outpost who begins to question the actions of an expanding empire. As he witnesses changes in his community and confronts difficult truths, the story explores justice, conscience, and personal transformation in a time of uncertainty.