The Barbarian Invasions - 2003

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.

99min
2003
U
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10

Cast

Sophie Lorain profile pictureSophie LorainFirst Lover
Johanne-Marie Tremblay profile pictureJohanne-Marie TremblaySister Constance Lazure
Markita Boies profile pictureMarkita BoiesNurse Suzanne
Micheline Lanctôt profile pictureMicheline LanctôtNurse Carole
Sylvie Drapeau profile pictureSylvie DrapeauSecond Lover
Gaston Lepage profile pictureGaston LepageSecurity Guard
Daniel Brière profile pictureDaniel BrièreAlain Lussier
Roy Dupuis profile pictureRoy DupuisGilles Levac
Denys Arcand profile pictureDenys ArcandUnionist (uncredited)
Valérie Jeanneret profile pictureValérie Jeanneret(uncredited)
Julie Beauchemin profile pictureJulie Beauchemin(uncredited)
Fanny Mallette profile pictureFanny Mallette(uncredited)
Lise Roy profile pictureLise RoyMme. Joncas-Pelletier

About The Barbarian Invasions

The Barbarian Invasions 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.

Age Rating: U
Runtime: 99min

Extra details

Original Title: Les Invasions barbares
Original Language: French
Budget: $8,000,000.00
Revenue: $3,432,342.00
Directed By: Denys Arcand
Production Companies
Astral FilmsSociété Radio-CanadaSODECTéléfilm CanadaPyramide ProductionsCinémaginaireCNCCanal+Alliance Atlantis CommunicationsVision Globale