In an unnamed territory with Asian and Middle-Eastern characteristics (this is a fable, you see), the impeccable Mark Rylance as a western magistrate keeps benign watch on a local multiethnic population. From the magistrate’s European homeland comes Colonel Joll, a fussy authoritarian played by a quirky Johnny Depp, who makes a show out of pretending to be understated and seems under the impression that he’s still working with Tim Burton.