The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Les invasions barbares (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 39min
- Comedy, Crime
- 05 Mar 2004 (USA)
- Movie
During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 49 wins & 37 nominations.
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Cast
| Rémy Girard | ... |
Rémy
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| Stéphane Rousseau | ... |
Sébastien
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| Marie-Josée Croze | ... |
Nathalie
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| Marina Hands | ... |
Gaëlle
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| Dorothée Berryman | ... |
Louise
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| Johanne-Marie Tremblay | ... |
Sister Constance Lazure
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| Pierre Curzi | ... |
Pierre Citrouillard
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| Yves Jacques | ... |
Claude
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| Louise Portal | ... |
Diane Leonard
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| Dominique Michel | ... |
Dominique St. Arnaud
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| Isabelle Blais | ... |
Sylvaine
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Toni Cecchinato | ... |
Alessandro
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| Sophie Lorain | ... |
First Lover
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| Mitsou | ... |
Ghislaine
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| Markita Boies | ... |
Nurse Suzanne
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| Micheline Lanctôt | ... |
Nurse Carole
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| Denis Bouchard | ... |
Duhamel
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| Sylvie Drapeau | ... |
Second Lover
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| Jean-Marc Parent | ... |
Ronald the Syndicalist
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| Dominic Darceuil | ... |
Maxime
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| Yves Desgagnés | ... |
Olivier
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| Gilles Pelletier | ... |
Priest Raymond Leclerc
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| Jean-René Ouellet | ... |
Dr. Dubé
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| Lise Roy | ... |
Mme. Joncas-Pelletier
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| Macha Grenon | ... |
Arielle
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| Gaston Lepage | ... |
Security Guard
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| Daniel Brière | ... |
Alain Lussier
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| Sébastien Huberdeau | ... |
Vincent
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| Rose-Maïté Erkoreka | ... |
Student
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| Roy Dupuis | ... |
Gilles Levac
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David Gow |
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| Sébastien Ricard | ... |
Jérôme
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Janique Kearns | ... |
Kim Delgado
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| Sean Lu | ... |
Pharmacist
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| Eric Paulhus | ... |
Réparateur télé
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Sofia de Medeiros |
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| Bonnie Mak | ... |
Nurse
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Alain Bruno |
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| Anna-Marie Sutherland | ... |
Bulgarian Nurse
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| Jean Antoine Charest |
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| Dawn Lambing |
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Karen Hader | ... |
American Nurse
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Valérie Jeanneret |
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Kenneth Fernandez |
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Julie Tu | ... |
Chinese Fantasy Woman
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Jacques Caron |
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Shawn McPherson |
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Nhu Tram Nguyen |
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Daisy Bhui-Khac |
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| Frédéric Gilles | ... |
Cowboy
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Valérie Wiseman |
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Stéphane Touzin |
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Hélène-Manon Poudrette |
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| Yvette Thuot |
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François Domerc |
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| Julie Beauchemin |
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| Fanny Mallette | ... |
(non créditée)
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Victoria Obermayer | ... |
Sophie
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| Ines Orsini | ... |
Lúcia
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| Denys Arcand | ... |
Unionist (uncredited)
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| Julie Christie | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Chris Evert | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Françoise Hardy | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Karen Kain | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Denys Arcand | ||
Written by
| Denys Arcand | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Daniel Louis | ... | producer |
| Denise Robert | ... | producer |
| Fabienne Vonier | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Pierre Aviat | ||
Cinematography by
| Guy Dufaux | ||
Editing by
| Isabelle Dedieu | ||
Editorial Department
| Yannick Carrier | ... | assistant editor / conform & mastering |
| Geneviève Clermont | ... | assistant editor |
| Pascale Dubé | ... | post-production assistant |
| Marie-Neige Forget | ... | assistant editor |
| Francine Gauthier | ... | color timer |
| Melanie Gauthier | ... | post-production assistant |
| Trent Johnson | ... | digital film colorist |
| Elizabeth Ostermann | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Louis-Martin Paradis | ... | assistant editor |
| Marie-Eve Talbot | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Lucie Robitaille | ||
Production Design by
| François Séguin | ||
Art Direction by
| Caroline Alder | ||
| Normand Sarrazin | ... | (as Normand Sarazin) |
Set Decoration by
| Patrice Bengle | ||
| Annika Krausz | ||
Costume Design by
| Denis Sperdouklis | ||
Makeup Department
| Betty Belmore | ... | makeup artist |
| Evelyne Byot | ... | key makeup artist |
| Ginette Cérat-Lajeunesse | ... | key hair stylist (as Ginette Lajeunesse) |
| Lizane La Salle | ... | assistant makeup artist: extras |
| Martin Lapointe | ... | hair stylist: extras |
| Christel Piazzolla | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Diane Simard | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Hélène Grimard | ... | production manager |
| Stéphane Jacques | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Georges Jardon | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Jaime Tobon | ... | unit manager |
| Fabienne Vonier | ... | production manager: France |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jacques W. Benoit | ... | first assistant director (as Jacques Wilbrod Benoit) |
| Pierre Bouchard | ... | second assistant director |
| Yanick DiVito | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Simon Dugas | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Alexandre Beauregard | ... | carpenter |
| Renée Belley | ... | painter |
| Jacques Bertrand | ... | painter |
| Daniel Blais | ... | painter |
| François Bouchard | ... | scenic technician |
| Anthony Bourgouin | ... | scenic technician (as Anthony Bourgoin) |
| Michel Bousquet | ... | carpenter |
| Andre Brochu | ... | construction superviser |
| Félix Bélanger | ... | carpenter |
| Pascal Bélanger | ... | carpenter |
| Jocelyn Charbonneau | ... | scenic technician |
| Jean-Pierre David | ... | scenic technician |
| Jean Fiset | ... | carpenter |
| François Gagnon | ... | carpenter |
| François Gascon | ... | assistant props |
| Odette Gauvreau | ... | painter |
| France Goulet | ... | carpenter |
| Eric Guindon | ... | carpenter |
| Daniel Huysmans | ... | set props |
| Helene Lamarre | ... | art coordinator / coordinator (as Hélène Lamarre) |
| Jacynthe Leclair | ... | painter |
| Olivia Levêque | ... | assistant set dresser |
| Steve Louis | ... | graphic designer |
| Daniel Morin | ... | carpenter |
| Priscilla Morneau | ... | prop buyer |
| Serge Nadon | ... | scenic technician |
| Fabienne Perry | ... | carpenter |
| Luc Potvin | ... | carpenter |
| Gabriel Siry | ... | carpenter |
| Pascal Tremblay | ... | scenic technician |
Sound Department
| Diane Boucher | ... | post-synchronization supervisor |
| Jo Caron | ... | adr foley recordist (as Jocelyn Caron) |
| Michel Descombes | ... | re-recording mixer |
| François Domerc | ... | boom operator |
| Alexis Duceppe | ... | sound trainee |
| Jérôme Décarie | ... | foley artist |
| Gavin Fernandes | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nicolas Gagnon | ... | assistant foley artist |
| Marie-Claude Gagné | ... | sound designer / sound editor |
| Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher | ... | foley recordist (as Shaun Gallagher) |
| Réjean Juteau | ... | sound mixer |
| Thomas Kodros | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Yves Laferrière | ... | additional sound designer |
| Pierre Laroche | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| Mireille Morin | ... | adr editor |
| Claire Pochon | ... | sound editor |
| Patrick Rousseau | ... | sound |
| Bruno Ruffolo | ... | adr recordist |
| Jean-Philippe Savard | ... | sound editor (as Jean Philippe Savard) |
Special Effects by
| Guillaume Murray | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Jean-François Bachand | ... | digital supervisor |
| Benoît Brière | ... | visual effects supervisor (as Benoit Brière) |
| Sophie Chometton | ... | compositor / digital compositor |
| Stéphane Paradis | ... | compositor |
| Joshua Pines | ... | technical director (as Josh Pines) |
| Mario Rachiele | ... | visual effects producer |
| Brian Shows | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
| Jennifer Hall Lee | ... | digital intermediate editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Stéphane Lefebvre | ... | stunt driver |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Christopher Ball | ... | director of photography: additional photography |
| Diane Boisvert | ... | third assistant camera |
| Michael Boulonne | ... | best boy |
| Ian Brabant | ... | grip |
| Mario Brabant | ... | grip |
| Julien Brisbois | ... | electrician |
| André Bélaieff | ... | generator operator |
| André Caron | ... | electrician |
| François Daignault | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Jean-Maurice de Ernsted | ... | key grip |
| Attila Dory | ... | still photographer |
| Amelie Duceppe | ... | second assistant camera: second unit |
| Claude Fortier | ... | gaffer |
| Vytas Gudlevicius | ... | key grip (as Vytaitas Gudlevicius) |
| Martine Guillard | ... | electrician |
| Alain Jolicoeur | ... | generator operator |
| Martin Lebel | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Isabelle Lecompte | ... | second assistant camera |
| Marion Mailhot | ... | best boy |
| Denis Martel | ... | electrician |
| Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky | ... | director of photography: additional photography |
| Dany Racine | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
Casting Department
| Mike Migliara | ... | extras casting |
| Nicolas Ronchi | ... | casting: France |
| Bruno Rosato | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Hélène Bélanger | ... | costumer |
| Louise Dubé | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Diane Groulx | ... | costume coordinator |
| Michel L'Heureux | ... | costumer |
| Nicole Langlois | ... | seamstress |
| Richard Lanthier | ... | dresser |
| Francine Richard | ... | key costumer |
| André Valade | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Alana Cymerman | ... | location manager |
| Danielle Duperreault | ... | assistant location manager |
| Tara Markus | ... | assistant location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marie La Haye | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Mark Barsalou | ... | transportation coordinator (as Marco Barsalou) |
| Pierre Chalifoux | ... | driver |
| Mélanie Dubois | ... | driver |
| Réal Hamel | ... | picture car coordinator |
| Martin Lebrun | ... | driver |
| Cédric Lévesque | ... | production driver |
| Christian Ménard | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Véronique Arcouette | ... | production assistant |
| Doriane Benzakein | ... | subtitler |
| André Boivin | ... | production assistant |
| Claude Brinet | ... | legal consultant |
| Philippe Cadieux | ... | production assistant |
| Brigitte Chabot | ... | publicist |
| Gabbie Corrente | ... | publicist |
| Martine Curly Salvas | ... | courier |
| Julie Cyrenne | ... | assistant accountant |
| André Côté | ... | caterer |
| Manon Delorme | ... | consultant |
| Emmanuelle Dessureault | ... | cinémaginaire |
| Mélanie Dubois | ... | production assistant |
| Valérie Farthouat | ... | production accountant and coordinator: France |
| Christian Fluet | ... | production administrator |
| Bettina Forget | ... | credits |
| Anik Fortin | ... | assistant caterer |
| Patrick Galipeau | ... | production assistant |
| Robert Gray | ... | subtitler |
| Jean-Francois Hall | ... | figurant |
| Robert Jacques | ... | production assistant |
| Eric Lagesse | ... | world sales executive |
| Suzanne Laverdière | ... | radio canada executive |
| Jean-Claude Lemire | ... | consultant |
| Marie-France Long | ... | production coordinator |
| Zénaïde Lussier | ... | legal consultant |
| François Macerola | ... | legal consultant |
| Guillaume Murray | ... | mechanical effects technician |
| Eric Nobileau | ... | consultant |
| Minou Petrowski | ... | publicist |
| Denis Proulx | ... | medic |
| David Quintin | ... | production assistant (as David Quinton) |
| Barbara Rivard | ... | consultant |
| Geneviève Rousseau | ... | production secretary |
| Sally Steele | ... | publicist |
| Marie-Pierre Tétreault | ... | 24 frame video coordinator |
| Salma Ayache | ... | dialogue transcription (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Viviane Adam | ... | thanks |
| Jean-Marc Bakouch | ... | thanks |
| Pierre Beaudoin | ... | thanks |
| Nadia Belali | ... | thanks |
| Geneviève Benoît | ... | thanks |
| Jacques Bensimon | ... | special thanks |
| Dominique Besnehard | ... | thanks |
| Marc Béland | ... | thanks |
| Anne-Marie Caron | ... | thanks: Bombardier Aérospace |
| Kevin Caron | ... | thanks: aéroports de Montréal |
| Pierre Chagnon | ... | thanks |
| Laurent Champoussin | ... | thanks |
| Martin Desroches | ... | thanks |
| Nathalie Desrosiers | ... | thanks |
| Geneviève Dessureault | ... | thanks |
| François Dompierre | ... | thanks |
| Dominique Dupuis | ... | thanks |
| Chris Evert | ... | thanks |
| Valérie Farthouat | ... | thanks |
| Brigitte Faure | ... | thanks |
| Denise Filiatrault | ... | thanks |
| Jean-Louis Fontaine | ... | thanks |
| Roger Frappier | ... | thanks |
| Guy Gagnon | ... | thanks |
| Françoise Hardy | ... | thanks |
| Pascale Hébert | ... | thanks |
| Karen Kain | ... | thanks |
| Michel Lemay | ... | thanks: CLSC du Vieux La Chine |
| Bénédicte Linard | ... | thanks |
| Suzanne Lévesque | ... | thanks |
| René Malo | ... | thanks |
| André Parisé | ... | thanks: CLSC du Vieux La Chine |
| Nicolas Ronchi | ... | thanks |
| Patrick Roy | ... | thanks |
| Robert Roy | ... | thanks |
| Michel Trudel | ... | thanks |
| Réjean Villeneuve | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Pyramide Productions (co-production)
- Cinémaginaire Inc. (co-production)
- Astral Films
- Canal+
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Production Barbares Inc.
- Société Radio-Canada
- Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC)
- The Harold Greenberg Fund
- Téléfilm Canada
Distributors
- Pyramide Distribution (2003) (France) (theatrical)
- Vivafilm (2003) (Canada) (theatrical) (Quebec)
- Artificial Eye (2004) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- BIM Distribuzione (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Comstock (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (2004) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Filmcooperative (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Hopscotch Films (2004) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Les Films de l'Elysée (2003) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Miramax (2003) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Playtime S.A. (2003) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Prokino Filmverleih (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (VHS)
- Alliance Atlantis Video (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- Alliance (2012) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (2004) (Greece) (video)
- Canal+ (2004) (France) (tv)
- Europa Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (video)
- France 2 (FR2) (2007) (France) (tv)
- Gateno Films (2004) (Peru)
- Impuls Home Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Miramax (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands)
- Paris Première (2010) (France) (tv)
- TPS Star (2008) (France) (tv)
- TV5MONDE (2016) (World-wide) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Universal Pictures (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Big Bang/FX Animation (mechanical and visual effects)
Other Companies
- A & R Brochu Construction (set construction company)
- Ace Drive (thanks)
- Air Canada (thanks)
- Appalaches Entrepreneurs en Architecture du Paysage (thanks)
- Bluenose II Preservation Trust (thanks)
- Canal+ Image UK (archive)
- Ciello sulla Palude (archive)
- Communications Rivage (archive)
- Corporation d'Urgences Santé (thanks)
- Inter-Tel (thanks)
- Kodak Canada (film stock)
- Les Productions Charade (archive)
- Location Michel Trudel (electric equipment)
- Louis René Lamarche Opticien (thanks)
- Modulations (sound)
- Montreal Casting House (extras casting)
- Montreal Casting (extras casting)
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (special thanks)
- Rudsak Collection (thanks)
- Salon de Fourrure Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson (thanks)
- Sherpa Games et Beenox (thanks)
- Société Radio-Canada (archive)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (thanks)
- Splice Postproduction (picture editorial services)
- Stock Video Rélévision Suisse Romande (archive)
- Swiss International Air Lines (thanks)
- Taillefer Desjardins (insurance company)
- Torstar Media Group Television (archive)
- Ubisoft Divertissements (thanks)
- Video Assist (video assist)
- Vision Globale (video transfer)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', 50-something Montreal college professor Remy learns that he is dying of liver cancer. He decides to make amends to his family and friends before he dies. He first approaches his ex-wife Louise, who 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 entire Canadian system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the bitter end, while he tries to reunite his former friends, Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude to see their old friend before he passes on. Written by matt-282 |
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| Taglines | A provocative new comedy about sex, friendship, and all other things that invade our lives. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | CAD6,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $6,289,563, 07 Nov 2003 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | It is the first sequel ever to win the Best Foreign Language Film award at the Oscars. See more » |
| Goofs | The position of the cars outside the window changes when Sébastien first meets Nathalie in the restaurant. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Heaven Over the Marshes (1949). See more » |
| Soundtracks | L'Amitié See more » |
| Quotes |
Rémy:
[in French]
Contrary to belief, the 20th century wasn't that bloody. It's agreed that wars caused 100 million deaths. Add 10 million for the Russian gulags. The Chinese camps, we'll never know, but say 20 million. So 130, 145 million dead. Not all that impressive. In the 16th century, the Spanish and Portuguese managed, without gas chambers or bombs, to slaughter 150 million Indians in Latin America. With axes! That's a lot of work, sister. Even if they had church support, it was an achievement. So much so tha the Dutch, English, French, and later Americans followed their lead and butchered another 50 million. 200 million dead in all! The greatest massacre in history took place right here. And not the tiniest holocaust museum. The history of mankind is a history of horrors. See more » |