The film was shot in Italy and Morocco. Gana described how Depp was “really humble” and “kind” on set. Peter Mackie Burns, Mark O’Halloran – Rialto #Venezia76, Mark Cousins – I Am Belfast / The Mark Cousins Hibrow Trilogy #KVIFF2015, Stephen Porzio – 28 Times Cinema #Venezia76, Sinead Shahrzad – 28 Times Cinema #Venezia76, Big FRED Roma – October 22, 2020 #RomaFF15, Big FRED Roma – October 21, 2020 #RomaFF15, Big FRED Roma – October 20, 2020 #RomaFF15, To give you the best possible experience this site uses cookies. It was quite tricky to do that and it took a lot of work with Crispian and Domenico (Sica), the production designers, but yes, … it had to feel like a lived-in place … where people have been for a long time.”, Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego are now about to embark on another ambitious project that they have been dreaming of for some time. Would you call London your new home now? The Magistrate remonstrates with the state security man, pointing to the absurdity of … How does your character affect the narrative?Director Ciro Guerra once said that The Girl’s part is the heart of the story. I guess I experienced this little joy through her. Fernanda Valadez Rodríguez - Mexican Writer, Director and Producer in interview, ‘ASFIXIA’ (SUFFOCATION -2018) by Mexican writer/director Kenya Márquez, Alejo Durán (1919-1989) - Colombia’s first king of Vallenato. I explored The Girl’s character from many different angles to try to understand what she was about and what kept her going. Emerald Clear Ltd | 10 Foster Lane - London EC2V 6HR - United Kingdom +44 20 8144 4342 Registered in England No. Prod Design        Crispain Sallis and Domenico Sica, Music                   Giampiero Ambrosi, Producer             Monika Bacardi, Cristina Gallego, Olga Segura, Danielle Ierbolino and Michael Fitzgerald, Production Company      Iervolino Entertainment. It felt so easy on my heart, in a way, which is why I really enjoyed playing that scene. PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Ciro Guerra, Mark Rylance and Gana Bayarsaikhan, director and actors of the film Waiting For Barbarians. I never thought I would do comedy, but my close friends think I should do more as they think I’m “a natural”. What have been the highs and lows of your career so far? You were a model prior to becoming an actress. This was quite a powerful exercise as it forced me to reconnect with nature, and indirectly made me go back to my childhood’s memories with my grandmother. We needed to find an actress who could portray the external weakness of someone who has been destroyed, with the internal strength of someone who is really indestructible like Gana. He painted with light, which as a passionate painter in my spare time, really excited me. Ciro Guerra, the Colombian director who brought’ WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS’ (2019), South African J.M. What can you tell us about your character in waiting for the Barbarians? Gana Bayarsaikhan. I have to admit though that often I would forget about who the actor in front of me was, because I was so focussed and immersed in the inner world of The Girl’s character. Cast:                    Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson. Growing up I always loved stories whether through the medium of books or films. She was a nomad and we all stayed in a tent and helped her to herd animals. This was tricky because it was indeterminate. Is Chucs Belgravia the reliable and affordable Italian restaurant that you've been yearning for? It was a privilege to work with them both. Greta Scacchi. This was quite a powerful exercise as it forced me to reconnect with nature, and indirectly made me go back to my childhood memories with my grandmother. WAITING FOR THE BARBARIANS 2019  will be available on Digital Download from 7th September and can be pre-ordered here. Interview by Lorenza Calamandrei Photography by Andrea VecchiatoBeauty by Justine Jenkins, using Murad Skin Care UK.Hair by Rebecca Richards , using Living Proof UK.Styling by Holly Elgeti. Yet, behind that unbelievable craft, there is a warm, sensitive and very open human being … it was one of the biggest pleasures I have ever had, to work with these two actors.”, In Coetzee's original book, which is narrated from the Magistrate’s point of view, the barbarian girl and the Magistrate have sex when he is taking her back to her ‘barbarian family in the wilderness. Later, his film ‘Birds of Passage’, about how the incipient drugs trade in La Guajira Desert Colombia affected the local indigenous (Wayyu) communities, also reaped numerous international awards. Finally, I bit the bullet and undertook four years of drama training, during which I secured work in different films, including Ex Machina, where I was able to apply my new skills, while studying. Coetzee’s novel to the screen, prefers films that are part of a living process. They think that it is the story of a Magistrate opposing an empire, but they cannot see how the magistrate is also an oppressor, because it’s very difficult for men to understand the oppression that they can exert on women. MONGOLIAN actor Gana Bayarsaikhan was catapulted onto the radar when she played the role of The Girl in the 2019 film Waiting for the Barbarians, based on the 1980 novel by J. M. Coetzee alongside Sir Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson.