EAT THE NIGHT

A film by Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel

Cast : Lilia Gueneau, Théo Cholbi, Erwan Kepoa Falé

2024 / France / Color / status : completed / French

Pablo, a small-time dealer, and his teenage sister Apolline have forged an unbreakable bond through their shared obsession with the online video game Darknoon. When Pablo falls for the mysterious Night, he gets swept up in their liaison, abandoning his sister to deal with the impending shutdown of their digital haven alone. As Pablo’s reckless choices provoke the wrath of a dangerous rival gang, the end of their virtual life draws near, upending their reality…

Press

“An incredibly ambitious project from France’s new generation of filmmakers, EAT THE NIGHT is an apocalyptic film about bidding farewell to adolescence, but it’s also a love story set in the surreal atmosphere of the city of Le Havre.”

Julien Rejl - Directors' Fortnight's Artistic Director

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