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The Barbarian Invasions

The Barbarian Invasions

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

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$8000000

Revenue

$34883010

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

24 September 2003

Country

Canada

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

Yves Desgagnés

Yves Desgagnés

Olivier

Gilles Pelletier

Gilles Pelletier

Priest Raymond Leclerc

Jean-René Ouellet

Jean-René Ouellet

Dr. Dubé

Macha Grenon

Macha Grenon

Arielle

Gaston Lepage

Gaston Lepage

Security Guard

Daniel Brière

Daniel Brière

Alain Lussier

Sébastien Huberdeau

Sébastien Huberdeau

Vincent

Rose-Maïté Erkoreka

Rose-Maïté Erkoreka

Student

Roy Dupuis

Roy Dupuis

Gilles Levac

Sébastien Ricard

Sébastien Ricard

Jérôme

Bonnie Mak

Bonnie Mak

Nurse

Frédéric Gilles

Frédéric Gilles

Cowboy

Lise Roy

Lise Roy

Mme. Joncas-Pelletier

Toni Cecchinato

Toni Cecchinato

Alessandro

Inés Orsini

Inés Orsini

Lúcia

David Gow

David Gow

Dawn Lambing

Dawn Lambing

Valérie Jeanneret

Valérie Jeanneret

Valérie Wiseman

Valérie Wiseman

François Domerc

François Domerc

Julie Beauchemin

Julie Beauchemin

Sofia de Medeiros

Sofia de Medeiros

Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Unionist (uncredited)

Fanny Mallette

Fanny Mallette

(uncredited)

Françoise Hardy

Françoise Hardy

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Julie Christie

Julie Christie

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chris Evert

Chris Evert

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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