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Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critics

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

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 meet to his friends and family before he dies. He first tries to made peace with 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 also tries to reunite his former friends, Pierre, Alain, Dominique, Diane, and Claude to see their old friend before he passes on.
Runtime: 99 min
Rating: Rated R for language, sexual dialogue and drug content.
Production: Canal+
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Comedy, Romance, Crime
Countries: France, Canada
Languages: English, French
Home Release Date: Jul 13, 2004
Director Credit
Denys Arcand Director
Writer Credit
Denys Arcand Writer
Principal Cast Credit
Dorothée Berryman Louise
Marie-Josée Croze Nathalie
Rémy Girard
Stéphane Rousseau
Cast Credit
Dominique Michel Dominique St. Arnaud
Isabelle Blais Sylvaine
Johanne-Marie Tremblay Sister Constance Lazure
Louise Portal Diane Leonard
Marina Hands
Markita Boies Nurse Suzanne
Mitsou Ghislaine
Pierre Curzi Pierre Citrouillard
Sophie Lorain First Lover
Toni Cecchinato Alessandro
Yves Jacques Claude
Producer Credit
Daniel Louis Producer
Denise Robert Producer
Fabienne Vonier Co-Producer
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