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The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

The Barbarian Invasions (2003)

Drama Comedy

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

Release Date: 2003, May 1
Directors: Denys Arcand
Countries: Canada, France
Production: Pyramide Productions, Cinémaginaire
Cast: Julie Christie, Bonnie Mak, Frédéric Gilles, Rémy Girard, Yves Jacques, Marie-Josée Croze, Chris Evert, Micheline Lanctôt, Jean-René Ouellet, Fanny Mallette, Stéphane Rousseau, Isabelle Blais

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.

Keywords:

money dying and death parent child relationship friends professor illness university family conflict cancer yuppie dying socialism