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The Barbarian Invasions 2003 Directed by Denys Arcand Les Invasions barbares

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

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.

Country Canada
Production Countries Canada , France
Language French
Spoken Languages English , French
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Production Companies Pyramide Productions , Cinémaginaire
Budget $8,000,000
Revenue $34,883,010
Release Date 24 September 2003
99 mins
Cast
Louise Portal Diane Leonard
Dominique Michel Dominique St. Arnaud
Pierre Curzi Pierre Citrouillard
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
Sylvie Drapeau Second Lover
Gilles Pelletier Priest Raymond Leclerc
Macha Grenon Arielle
Gaston Lepage Security Guard
Daniel Brière Alain Lussier
Roy Dupuis Gilles Levac
Lise Roy Mme. Joncas-Pelletier
Toni Cecchinato Alessandro
Denys Arcand Unionist (uncredited)
Fanny Mallette (uncredited)
Françoise Hardy Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Julie Christie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chris Evert Self (archive footage) (uncredited)