The Barbarian Invasions (2003), in French with English subtitles. A college professor who has been a philanderer for his entire adult life is dying of cancer. His family, in particular his estranged son, gather round to bid him farewell. For all the sins of his earlier life he is miraculously, unbelievably forgiven before the inevitable end.
The story takes place in Canada, with a couple of side trips to the U.S., where superior medical care is available for a price. The son procures heroin for the father to ease his pain and, later, to ease his death. While I was curiously unmoved by this film, it did hold my interest, with a cast of interesting characters. Grade: B-
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