The Barbarian Invasions
The Barbarian Invasions

Movie·2003·1h 39m

The Barbarian Invasions

A comedy about sex, friendship, and all other things that invade our lives.

Country

Canada

Language

French

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The Story

Original title: Les invasions barbares

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.

Producer

Denise Robert, Daniel Louis

Cinematography

Guy Dufaux

Music

Pierre Aviat

Editor

Isabelle Dedieu

Themes

dying and deathparent child relationshipyuppieprofessorsocialismfriendsmoneycanceruniversityillnessdyingfamily conflict

Production House

Pyramide Productions
Cinémaginaire

Audience Score

71%

400 votes

Skip9%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection30%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Rémy Girard

Rémy Girard

Rémy

Stéphane Rousseau

Stéphane Rousseau

Sébastien

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Nathalie

Dorothée Berryman

Dorothée Berryman

Louise

Louise Portal

Louise Portal

Diane Leonard

Dominique Michel

Dominique Michel

Dominique St. Arnaud

Pierre Curzi

Pierre Curzi

Pierre Citrouillard

Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques

Claude

Marina Hands

Marina Hands

Gaëlle

Sophie Lorain

Sophie Lorain

First Lover

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Sister Constance Lazure

Mitsou Gélinas

Mitsou Gélinas

Ghislaine

Isabelle Blais

Isabelle Blais

Sylvaine

Markita Boies

Markita Boies

Nurse Suzanne

Micheline Lanctôt

Micheline Lanctôt

Nurse Carole

Denis Bouchard

Denis Bouchard

Duhamel

Sylvie Drapeau

Sylvie Drapeau

Second Lover

Dominic Darceuil

Dominic Darceuil

Maxime

// crew

Crew

Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Director, Screenplay

Pierre Aviat

Original Music Composer

Denise Robert

Denise Robert

Producer

Isabelle Dedieu

Editor

Daniel Louis

Producer

Guy Dufaux

Director of Photography

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