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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.

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

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Starring: Remy Girard, Stephane Rousseau, Marie-Josee Croze

Released: May 21, 2003

Runtime: 99.0

Popularity Rating: 4.125

Astral Films, Canal+, Centre National de la Cinematographie (CNC), Cinemaginaire Inc., Pyramide Productions, Societe de Developpement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC), Societe Radio-Canada, Telefilm Canada, The Harold Greenberg Fund

Canada, France

Remy Remy Girard
Sebastien Stephane Rousseau
Nathalie Marie-Josee Croze
Louise Dorothee Berryman
Diane Louise Portal
Dominique Dominique Michel
Pierre Pierre Curzi
Claude Yves Jacques
Gaelle Marina Hands
First Lover Sophie Lorain
Sister Constance Lazure Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Ghislaine Mitsou Gelinas
Sylvaine Isabelle Blais
Nurse Suzanne Markita Boies
Nurse Carole Micheline Lanctot
Duhamel Denis Bouchard
Second Lover Sylvie Drapeau
Maxime Dominic Darceuil
Olivier Yves Desgagnes
Priest Raymond Leclerc Gilles Pelletier
Dr. Dube Jean-Rene Ouellet
Mme. Joncas-Pelletier Lise Roy
Arielle Macha Grenon
Security Guard Gaston Lepage
Alain Lussier Daniel Briere
Vincent Sebastien Huberdeau
Student Rose-Maite Erkoreka
Gilles Levac Roy Dupuis
Jerome Sebastien Ricard
Nurse Bonnie Mak
Cowboy Frederic Gilles
Unionist (uncredited) Denys Arcand
(uncredited) David Gow
(uncredited) Dawn Lambing
(uncredited) Valerie Jeanneret
(uncredited) Valerie Wiseman
(uncredited) Francois Domerc
(uncredited) Julie Beauchemin
(uncredited) Fanny Mallette

Art — Art Direction: Caroline Alder
Art — Production Design: Francois Seguin
Art — Set Decoration: Patrice Bengle
Camera — Director of Photography: Guy Dufaux
Camera — Steadicam Operator: Francois Daignault
Costume & Make-Up — Costume Design: Denis Sperdouklis
Costume & Make-Up — Makeup Artist: Betty Belmore
Crew — Post Production Supervisor: George Jardon
Crew — Stunts: Stephane Lefebvre
Crew — Thanks: Chris Evert
Crew — Thanks: Francoise Hardy
Crew — Thanks: Patrick Roy
Directing — Assistant Director: Jacques W. Benoit
Directing — Director: Denys Arcand
Directing — Script Supervisor: Marie La Haye
Editing — Color Timer: Trent Johnson
Editing — Editor: Isabelle Dedieu
Production — Casting: Bruno Rosato
Production — Casting: Lucie Robitaille
Production — Casting: Nicolas Ronchi
Production — Co-Producer: Fabienne Vonier
Production — Producer: Daniel Louis
Production — Producer: Denise Robert
Production — Production Manager: Helene Grimard
Sound — Boom Operator: Francois Domerc
Sound — Original Music Composer: Pierre Aviat
Visual Effects — Special Effects Supervisor: Guillaume Murray
Visual Effects — Visual Effects Producer: Mario Rachiele
Writing — Screenplay: Denys Arcand