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The Barbarian Invasions
2003
· Movie
· 99 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
66–88
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 88.
See the most agreed on films →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.
Details
- Director
- Denys Arcand
- Writer
- Denys Arcand
- Released
- 1 May 2003
- Country
- Canada, France
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $34.9M
- Awards
- 29 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (45) →
Awards & nominations
See all 47 →7 major awards won · 29 wins from 47 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Foreign Language Film | Canada | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2004 | Best Foreign Language Film | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| César Awards 2004 | Best Film | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| César Awards 2004 | Best Director | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| César Awards 2004 | Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2003 | Best Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2003 | Best Actress | Marie-Josée Croze | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Original Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Nominee |
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César Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Best Film | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay or Adaptation | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Most Promising Actress | Marie-Josée Croze | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Marie-Josée Croze | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Winner |
Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Canada | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Denys Arcand | Winner |
BAFTA Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Nominee |
| Film Not in the English Language | Canada | Nominee |
Golden Globes
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Barbarian Invasions | Nominee |
Jutra Awards
13 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actress | Marie-Josée Croze | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Normand Sarazin | Winner |
| Best Direction | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Best Film | Denise Robert and Daniel Louis | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Special Jutra | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Best Actor | Rémy Girard | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Guy Dufaux | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Isabelle Dedieu | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up | Evelyne Byot and Diane Simard | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Patrick Rousseau, Michel Descombes, Gavin Fernandes and Marie-Claude Gagné | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pierre Curzi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dorothée Berryman | Nominee |
Genie Awards
9 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor | Rémy Girard | Winner |
| Best Direction | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Denise Robert, Daniel Louis and Fabienne Vonier | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Stéphane Rousseau | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Marie-Josée Croze | Winner |
| Best Editing | Isabelle Dedieu | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Michel Descombes, Gavin Fernandes and Patrick Rousseau | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Marie-Claude Gagné, Diane Boucher, Jérôme Décarie, Claire Pochon and Jean-Philippe Savard | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Canadian Director | Denys Arcand | Winner |
| Best Canadian Feature Film | The Barbarian Invasions | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Rémy Girard | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Canadian Film | Marie-Josée Croze | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | Stéphane Rousseau | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Barbarian Invasions | Winner |
| Top Foreign Films | The Barbarian Invasions | Winner |
Bangkok International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Denys Arcand | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Denys Arcand | Winner |
European Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-European Film | Denys Arcand | Winner |
Lumière Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best French-Language Film | Denys Arcand | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Denys Arcand | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Feature Film | Denys Arcand | Winner |