The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $34,883,010.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 7.256 |
Directed By
Denys Arcand
Crew
Denys Arcand
Pierre Aviat
Denys Arcand
Denise Robert
Isabelle Dedieu
Daniel Louis
Guy Dufaux
Fabienne Vonier
François Séguin
Mario Rachiele
Denis Sperdouklis
Caroline Alder
Hélène Grimard
Lucie Robitaille
Patrice Bengle
Chris Evert
Georges Jardon
Trent Johnson
Nicolas Ronchi
Marie La Haye
Betty Belmore
François Domerc
Bruno Rosato
Stéphane Lefebvre
François Daignault
Guillaume Murray
Françoise Hardy
Patrick Roy
Jacques W. Benoit
Arvo Pärt
Diane Boucher
Gavin Fernandes
TOP CAST
Rémy Girard
Rémy
Stéphane Rousseau
Sébastien
Marie-Josée Croze
Nathalie
Dorothée Berryman
Louise
Louise Portal
Diane
Dominique Michel
Dominique
Pierre Curzi
Pierre
Yves Jacques
Claude
Marina Hands
Gaëlle
Sophie Lorain
First Lover
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Sister Constance Lazure
Mitsou Gélinas
Ghislaine
Isabelle Blais
Sylvaine
Markita Boies
Nurse Suzanne
Micheline Lanctôt
Nurse Carole
Denis Bouchard
Duhamel
Sylvie Drapeau
Second Lover
Dominic Darceuil
Maxime
Yves Desgagnés
Olivier
Gilles Pelletier
Priest Raymond Leclerc
Jean-René Ouellet
Dr. Dubé
Macha Grenon
Arielle
Gaston Lepage
Security Guard
Daniel Brière
Alain Lussier
Sébastien Huberdeau
Vincent
Rose-Maïté Erkoreka
Student
Roy Dupuis
Gilles Levac
Sébastien Ricard
Jérôme
Bonnie Mak
Nurse
Frédéric Gilles
Cowboy
Denys Arcand
Unionist (uncredited)
David Gow
(uncredited)
Dawn Lambing
(uncredited)
Valérie Jeanneret
(uncredited)
Valérie Wiseman
(uncredited)
François Domerc
(uncredited)
Julie Beauchemin
(uncredited)
Fanny Mallette
(uncredited)
Lise Roy
Mme. Joncas-Pelletier
Toni Cecchinato
Alessandro
Inés Orsini
Maria Goretti (Archive Footage)
Françoise Hardy
(Archive Footage)
Julie Christie
(Archive Footage)
Chris Evert
(Archive Footage)
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