The Barbarian Invasions

The Barbarian Invasions

2003
1h 39min

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.

Storyline

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.

    Released
    24 September 2003
    Runtime
    1h 39min
    Director
    Budget
    $8,000,000
    Revenue
    $3,432,342
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Astral Films, Société Radio-Canada, SODEC, Téléfilm Canada, Pyramide Productions, Cinémaginaire, CNC, Canal+, Alliance Atlantis, Vision Globale
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