Meet the Barbarians

Meet the Barbarians is a 2024 French comedy drama film directed by Julie Delpy. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2024. 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.

Release

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