WAZABI FILMS
 
Summary
Staff
Films
News
THE FALL OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE (LA CHUTE DE L’EMPIRE AMÉRICAIN)
SALES
 
More Information

Completed - Drama - 129 minutes

Log Line

Denys Arcand's thematic successor to The Decline of the American Empire and The Barbarian Invasions centres on a young man whose life is changed when he finds two bags of cash after an armed robbery.




Previous markets

  • Cannes 2018 (Debut)
  • Toronto 2018 (Premiere)
  • AFM 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Denys ARCAND
 Cast : Alexandre LANDRY, Maripier MORIN, Rémy GIRARD, Pierre CURZI

Producer(s) : Denise ROBERT

Synopsis

Pierre-Paul Daoust, 36, an intellectual with a PhD
in philosophy is forced to work as a deliveryman
to afford a decent living. One day, while delivering
a parcel, he gets caught in a hold up gone terribly
wrong: two dead and millions in money bags
laying on the ground. Pierre-Paul is confronted
with a dilemma: leave empty handed, or take the
money and run?

This new Denys Arcand film takes a witty yet
touching look, as only Arcand knows how, at the
predominance of money in a society where all
other values seem to have crumbled.

Production

Country(ies) : CANADA

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

AUSTRIA Aug 02, 2019 POLYFILM VERLEI
BELARUS Aug 01, 2019 MINSK INTERNATI
GERMANY Aug 01, 2019 RTC MEDIA
GERMANY MFA+ FILMDISTRI
ISRAEL EPHRAIM GILAD &
ISRAEL NACHSHON FILMS
ITALY PARTHENOS S.R.L
NETHERLAND May 30, 2019 CONTACT FILM
PORTUGAL Apr 18, 2019 OUTSIDER FILMS
SPAIN Mar 29, 2019 WANDA VISION SA
TAIWAN JOINT ENTERTAIN


This list is based on the distributors’ declarations.
In the case where you don't agree about one of them, please inform us of the change(s) you request by clicking here.

Festivals and Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2018 Special Presentations
Busan IFF 2018 World Cinema
Stockholm IFF 2018 Open Zone
Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2018
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2018 (AVANT-PREMIERES )
Russia French Film Festival 2018
Valladolid International Film Festival 2018 (Winner - FIPRESCI AWARD)
Minsk Interntaional Film Festival "Listapad" 2018 (Closing Film)
Stockholm International Film Festival 2018
Warsaw FF 2018 (Special Screenings)
Kosmorama Trongheim International Festival 2019
Hong Kong International Film Festival 2019
French Film Festival of Reykjavik 2019
Jerusalem Film Festival 2019


If any information seems out of date, let us know