The film was first screened in the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980 . It subsequently had a release in France . As the film is in Canadian French , a survey found 48 % of viewers in France had difficulty understanding it . It opened in Kentucky in October 1981 . '' Les bons débarras '' was seen by more people than any French Canadian film since '' Mon oncle Antoine '' ( 1971 ) , but it was later eclipsed by Denys Arcand 's '' The Decline of the American Empire '' ( 1986 ) and '' Jesus of Montreal '' ( 1989 )
30th Berlin International Film Festival
30th Berlin International Film Festival
Good Riddance (film)