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The Barbarian Invasions

The Barbarian Invasions

# A comedy about sex, friendship, and all other things that invade our lives.
Comedy   Drama
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 8,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , French
📆 Date Released: 2003-09-24
⌚ Running Time: 99 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.073

Beloved Cast

Rémy Girard original image
Rémy
Rémy Girard
Stéphane Rousseau original image
Sébastien
Stéphane Rousseau
Marie-Josée Croze original image
Nathalie
Marie-Josée Croze
Dorothée Berryman original image
Louise
Dorothée Berryman
Louise Portal original image
Diane Leonard
Louise Portal
Dominique Michel original image
Dominique St. Arnaud
Dominique Michel
Pierre Curzi original image
Pierre Citrouillard
Pierre Curzi
Yves Jacques original image
Claude
Yves Jacques
Marina Hands original image
Gaëlle
Marina Hands
Sophie Lorain original image
First Lover
Sophie Lorain
Johanne-Marie Tremblay original image
Sister Constance Lazure
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Mitsou Gélinas original image
Ghislaine
Mitsou Gélinas
Isabelle Blais original image
Sylvaine
Isabelle Blais
Markita Boies original image
Nurse Suzanne
Markita Boies
Micheline Lanctôt original image
Nurse Carole
Micheline Lanctôt
Denis Bouchard original image
Duhamel
Denis Bouchard
Sylvie Drapeau original image
Second Lover
Sylvie Drapeau
Dominic Darceuil original image
Maxime
Dominic Darceuil
Yves Desgagnés original image
Olivier
Yves Desgagnés
Gilles Pelletier original image
Priest Raymond Leclerc
Gilles Pelletier
Jean-René Ouellet original image
Dr. Dubé
Jean-René Ouellet
Macha Grenon original image
Arielle
Macha Grenon
Gaston Lepage original image
Security Guard
Gaston Lepage
Daniel Brière original image
Alain Lussier
Daniel Brière
Sébastien Huberdeau original image
Vincent
Sébastien Huberdeau
Rose-Maïté Erkoreka original image
Student
Rose-Maïté Erkoreka
Roy Dupuis original image
Gilles Levac
Roy Dupuis
Sébastien Ricard original image
Jérôme
Sébastien Ricard
Bonnie Mak original image
Nurse
Bonnie Mak
Frédéric Gilles original image
Cowboy
Frédéric Gilles
Lise Roy original image
Mme. Joncas-Pelletier
Lise Roy
Toni Cecchinato original image
Alessandro
Toni Cecchinato
Inés Orsini original image
Lúcia
Inés Orsini
David Gow original image
David Gow
Dawn Lambing original image
Dawn Lambing
Valérie Jeanneret original image
Valérie Jeanneret
Valérie Wiseman original image
Valérie Wiseman
François Domerc original image
François Domerc
Julie Beauchemin original image
Julie Beauchemin
Sofia de Medeiros original image
Sofia de Medeiros
Denys Arcand original image
Unionist (uncredited)
Denys Arcand
Fanny Mallette original image
(uncredited)
Fanny Mallette
Françoise Hardy original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Françoise Hardy
Julie Christie original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julie Christie
Chris Evert original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chris Evert

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