The Barbarian Invasions

1h 39min

Comedy

Drama

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

Pyramide Productions

Cinémaginaire

Cast

Louise Portal

Louise Portal

Diane Leonard
Dominique Michel

Dominique Michel

Dominique St. Arnaud
Pierre Curzi

Pierre Curzi

Pierre Citrouillard
Sophie Lorain

Sophie Lorain

First Lover
Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Sister Constance Lazure
Markita Boies

Markita Boies

Nurse Suzanne
Micheline Lanctôt

Micheline Lanctôt

Nurse Carole
Sylvie Drapeau

Sylvie Drapeau

Second Lover
Gilles Pelletier

Gilles Pelletier

Priest Raymond Leclerc
Gaston Lepage

Gaston Lepage

Security Guard
Daniel Brière

Daniel Brière

Alain Lussier
Roy Dupuis

Roy Dupuis

Gilles Levac
Lise Roy

Lise Roy

Mme. Joncas-Pelletier
Toni Cecchinato

Toni Cecchinato

Alessandro
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)

Release date

24th Sep 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français, English