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Feature film — 2003

The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

7.01h 39mComedy — Drama

In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son, Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the Canadian healthcare system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while reuniting some of Remy's old friends, including Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude, who return to see their friend before he passes on.

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A high-signal pick with 428 votes.

Pyramide Productions / Cinémaginaire / Production Barbares / Alliance Atlantis

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Director: Denys Arcand

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Cast & crew

Rémy Girard as Rémy

Rémy Girard

Rémy

Stéphane Rousseau as Sébastien

Stéphane Rousseau

Sébastien

Marie-Josée Croze as Nathalie

Marie-Josée Croze

Nathalie

Dorothée Berryman as Louise

Dorothée Berryman

Louise

Louise Portal as Diane Leonard

Louise Portal

Diane Leonard

Dominique Michel as Dominique St. Arnaud

Dominique Michel

Dominique St. Arnaud

Pierre Curzi as Pierre Citrouillard

Pierre Curzi

Pierre Citrouillard

Yves Jacques as Claude

Yves Jacques

Claude

Marina Hands as Gaëlle

Marina Hands

Gaëlle

Sophie Lorain as First Lover

Sophie Lorain

First Lover

Johanne-Marie Tremblay as Sister Constance Lazure

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Sister Constance Lazure

Mitsou Gélinas as Ghislaine

Mitsou Gélinas

Ghislaine

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