Meet the Barbarians

Meet the Barbarians
French	Les barbares
Directed by	Julie Delpy
Screenplay by	Julie Delpy Nicolas Slomka Matthieu Rumani
Starring	Julie Delpy Sandrine Kiberlain Laurent Lafitte
Cinematography	Georges Lechaptois
Edited by	Camille Delprat
Music by	Philippe Jakko
Production companies	The Film Le Pacte
Distributed by	Le Pacte (France) [1]
Release dates	6 September 2024 (2024-09-06)(TIFF) [2] 18 September 2024 (2024-09-18)(France)
Running time	101 minutes [3]
Country	France
Language	French

Meet the Barbarians (French : Les barbares) is a 2024 French comedy drama film directed by Julie Delpy. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024. ^[3] Also selected in the competition section of Cairo International Film Festival 2024.

Premise

In Paimpont, a small community in Brittany, residents prepare to welcome a family of Ukrainian refugees and are surprised when the family that arrives are actually refugees from Syria. ^{[3] [2]}

Cast

• Julie Delpy as Joëlle
• Sandrine Kiberlain as Anne Poudoulec
• Laurent Lafitte as Hervé Riou
• Ziad Bakri as Marwan
• Jean-Charles Clichet as Sébastien Lejeune
• India Hair as Géraldine Riou
• Dalia Naous as Louna
• Mathieu Demy as Philippe Poudoulec
• Marc Fraize as Johnny Jannou
• Rita Hayek as Alma
• Farès Helou as Hassan
• Émilie Gavois-Kahn as Marylin Legall
• Albert Delpy as Yves

Release

Meet the Barbarians premiered during the Gala Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024. ^[3] The film was released in France on 18 September 2024. ^[2]

References

1. "Meet the Barbarians". Unifrance. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
2. "Les Barbares Press Kit" (PDF). Unifrance. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
3. "Meet the Barbarians". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

External links

• Meet the Barbarians at IMDb