Meet The Barbarians
Julie Delpy, France, 2024, 1h41m
In French and Arabic, with English subtitles
Nominated, Best Director, Miami FF 2025
Sunday 9 November 2025 – 7:40 PM
Innis Town Hall Theatre
2 Sussex Avenue Toronto, ON M5S 1J5
All is well in Paimpont, Brittany, where harmony reigns among the locals. There’s Joëlle, the schoolteacher who’s inclined to lecture people; Anne, who owns a convenience store and likes a good aperitif; Hervé, a plumber from Alsace who’s even more Breton than the locals; and Johnny, the local ranger and Johnny Hallyday fan. In a show of solidarity, the town enthusiastically votes to host some Ukrainian refugees. But the refugees, it turns out, aren’t so Ukrainian after all. They’re Syrian! And some of the folks in this charming little town aren’t very pleased with having them for neighbors. So, when all is said and done, who are the barbarians?
Julie Delpy
The French actress, screenwriter, and director is best known for Three Colors: White (1993) by Krzysztof Kieślowski, the Before trilogy (1995, 2004, 2013) by Richard Linklater, and her directorial works Two Days in Paris (2007), The Countess (2009), and Two Days in New York (2012). Meet the Barbarians is her latest film as a director.
