The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Directed by Denys Arcand · 99 min · Comedy, Drama
54.9 TOPICAL score · #1,595 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Barbarian Invasions (2003, directed by Denys Arcand) has a TOPICAL score of 54.9 - ranked 1,595 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 7 awards from 8 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Critics: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (426 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 35 languages.
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- Critics81% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (426 ratings)
- Awards7 wins, 8 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best International Feature Film; César Award for Best Film; Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 35 languages
- Still read4,806 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Rémy Girard, Stéphane Rousseau, Marie-Josée Croze, Dorothée Berryman