Emma De Caunes, Diane Kruger, Rosalie Julien and Caroline Néron star in Denys Arcand’s L’âge des ténèbres (Days of Darkness), which opens in Quebec on Dec. 7. The highly anticipated follow-up to Arcand’s Oscar-winning Les Invasions barbares also stars Marc Labrèche, as a man who fantasizes to escape his mundane life. Although the film received mixed reviews at Cannes and Toronto, it is Canada’s selection for best foreign-language film at this year’s Academy Awards.

It is produced by Cinémaginaire and released through Alliance Vivafilm, where a spokesperson could not confirm the number of screens, except to say, ‘This is an important release for us.’ It is scheduled to bow in English Canada in February.