Eat the Night

Eat the Night
Directed byCaroline Poggi
Jonathan Vinel
Written byCaroline Poggi
Jonathan Vinel
Guillaume Bréaud
Produced byJuliette Schrameck
Mathieu Verhaeghe
Thomas Verhaeghe
Olivier Père
StarringLila Gueneau
Théo Cholbi
Erwan Kepoa Falé
CinematographyRaphaël Vandenbussche
Edited byVincent Tricon
Music byssaliva
Production
companies
Agat Films
Ex Nihilo
Atelier de Production
Release date
  • 21 May 2024 (2024-05-21) (Cannes)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Eat the Night is a 2024 French thriller film, directed by Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel.[1] The film centres on the relationship between Apolline (Lila Gueneau) and Pablo (Théo Cholbi), a brother and sister in Le Havre who are passionate fans of an online video game called Darknoon; when the game developers announce that it will be shutting down at Christmastime, Apolline remains obsessed with the game while Pablo moves on and enters a romantic relationship with Night (Erwan Kepoa Falé), with whom he becomes embroiled in a dangerous conflict between rival drug dealer gangs.[2]

  1. ^ Fabien Lemercier, "Review: Eat The Night". Cineuropa, 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ Robert Daniels, "‘Eat The Night’: Cannes Review". Screen Daily, 21 May 2024.