The Fall of the American Empire

La chute de l'empire américain

Genre

Black comedy

Director

Denys Arcand

Run time

2h 8min

Cast

Alexandre Landry, Maripier Morin

Pierre-Paul Daoust, 36, an intellectual with a PhD in philosophy is forced to work as a delivery man 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.

Genre

Black comedy

Director

Denys Arcand

Run time

2h 8min

Cast

Alexandre Landry, Maripier Morin

Pierre-Paul Daoust, 36, an intellectual with a PhD in philosophy is forced to work as a delivery man 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.

Info

Rating

(none)

Production year

2018

Global distributor

Seville International

Local distributor

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ

In cinema

11/16/2018