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The Fall of the American Empire

Original title: La chute de l'empire américain
  • 20182018
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  • 2h 7m
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6.9/10
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Maxim Roy in The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
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?
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A shy and insecure delivery truck driver accidentally arrives on the scene of a major crime and picks up two bags of cash and hides them. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker rel... Read allA shy and insecure delivery truck driver accidentally arrives on the scene of a major crime and picks up two bags of cash and hides them. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker released from jail might get him out of trouble.A shy and insecure delivery truck driver accidentally arrives on the scene of a major crime and picks up two bags of cash and hides them. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker released from jail might get him out of trouble.
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  • Director
    • Denys Arcand
  • Writer
    • Denys Arcand
  • Stars
    • Alexandre Landry
    • Maripier Morin
    • Rémy Girard
  • Director
    • Denys Arcand
  • Writer
    • Denys Arcand
  • Stars
    • Alexandre Landry
    • Maripier Morin
    • Rémy Girard
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    • 28User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Maxim Roy, Maripier Morin, and Alexandre Landry in The Fall of the American Empire (2018)
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    Alexandre Landry
    Alexandre Landry
    • Pierre-Paul Daoust
    Maripier Morin
    Maripier Morin
    • Aspasie…
    Rémy Girard
    Rémy Girard
    • Sylvain 'The Brain' Bigras
    Louis Morissette
    Louis Morissette
    • Pete La Bauve
    Maxim Roy
    Maxim Roy
    • Carla McDuff
    Pierre Curzi
    Pierre Curzi
    • Me Wilbrod Taschereau
    Vincent Leclerc
    Vincent Leclerc
    • Jean-Claude
    Patrick Abellard
    Patrick Abellard
    • Jacmel Rosalbert
    • (as Patrick Emmanuel Abellard)
    Florence Longpré
    Florence Longpré
    • Linda
    Eddy King
    Eddy King
    • Vladimir François
    Geneviève Schmidt
    Geneviève Schmidt
    • Nicole
    Paul Doucet
    Paul Doucet
    • Dr Pierre-Yves Maranda
    Denis Bouchard
    Denis Bouchard
    • Gilles Sainte-Marie
    Yan England
    Yan England
    • Jimmy
    David Savard
    David Savard
    • Steph
    Rose-Marie Perreault
    Rose-Marie Perreault
    • Natasha
    Alain Goulem
    Alain Goulem
    • Sean McDowell
    Catherine Paquin-Bechard
    Catherine Paquin-Bechard
    • Gemma
    • Director
      • Denys Arcand
    • Writer
      • Denys Arcand
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    • Trivia
      Benoît Brière and Gaston Lepage reprise their roles from Joyeux Calvaire (1996), also directed by Denys Arcand.
    • Goofs
      There is no way a gangster who was in prison for money laundering or similar crimes would ever be allowed to take college courses in Business Finance.

    User reviews28

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    7/10
    Nice!
    Funny, sarcastic and ... that's rare!... benevolent. To be seen only with the adorable accent of Quebec.
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    • FrenchEddieFelson
    • Feb 24, 2019

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    • Release date
      • May 31, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Cinémaginaire Inc. (Canada)
      • Filmcoopi Zürich (Switzerland)
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Падіння американської імперії
    • Filming locations
      • Oratoire de Saint-Joseph, 3800 chemin Queen Mary, Montréal, Québec, Canada(Pierre-Paul, Aspasie and Bigras meet Taschereau)
    • Production companies
      • Cinémaginaire Inc.
      • Téléfilm Canada
      • Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$6,900,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,178,460
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $338,216
      • Jul 1, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,110,928
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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