

The Barbarian Invasions
2003-05-01 · 99 min · ★ 7.0
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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Production details
- Directors
- Denys Arcand
- Production companies
- Pyramide Productions, Cinémaginaire, Production Barbares, Alliance Atlantis
- Countries
- Canada, France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 8,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 34,883,010
Top Cast
Rémy GirardRémy
Stéphane RousseauSébastien
Marie-Josée CrozeNathalie
Dorothée BerrymanLouise
Louise PortalDiane Leonard
Dominique MichelDominique St. Arnaud
Pierre CurziPierre Citrouillard
Yves JacquesClaude
Marina HandsGaëlle
Sophie LorainFirst Lover
Johanne-Marie TremblaySister Constance Lazure
Mitsou GélinasGhislaine
Isabelle BlaisSylvaine
Markita BoiesNurse Suzanne
Micheline LanctôtNurse Carole
Denis BouchardDuhamel
Sylvie DrapeauSecond Lover
Dominic DarceuilMaxime
Yves DesgagnésOlivier
Gilles PelletierPriest Raymond LeclercTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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