Waiting for the Barbarians

At an isolated frontier outpost, a colonial magistrate's peaceful existence is shattered by the arrival of Colonel Joll, a sinister official tasked with investigating a supposed barbarian uprising. Witnessing Joll's brutal interrogation methods and developing a complex relationship with one of his victims, the magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience. This leads him to an act of rebellion that puts him in direct conflict with the very empire he serves, forcing him to confront its cruelty.