Eat the Night

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Eat the Night

Released Jan 10

1h 47m

Drama

Romance

Mystery & Thriller

LGBTQ+

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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....

Payton McCarty-Simas

Autostraddle

While the film certainly falls short of generating the deep wells of feeling to which it aspires, primarily through its most genre-standard plot points, its voice is still striking, its characterizations memorable.

Feb 19, 2025

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Alison Foreman

indieWire

The result is at once accosting and strangely affirming, narrowly saved by a strong cast of performers and moody cinematography that navigate the movie’s thinner aspects and more ambiguous moments with relative ease.

Rated: B-

Jan 13, 2025

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J. Kim Murphy

Variety

What becomes of someone when all their self-improvement is wiped away? Even through a thin plot, “Eat the Night” earns its noir stripes by staring into that abyss.

Jan 10, 2025

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Rob Thomas

Not That Rob Thomas (Substack)

“Eat the Night” seems to be aiming to be a hybrid of “City of God” and “I Saw the TV Glow,” and while the ambition is admirable, it doesn’t quite have the processing power to keep running smoothly.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 5, 2025

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Liam Lacey

Original Cin

An uneven but original French modern Hansel and Gretel story balances a conventional crime drama with a compelling story of a teenage girl finding sanctuary in a video game.

Rated: B

Feb 19, 2025

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Luna Guthrie

Collider

Eat The Night is a tragedy. It's about the loss of love, safety, and human interaction. The video game is just the catalyst for it all.

Rated: 8/10

Jan 16, 2025

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Caroline Poggi

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Jonathan Vinel

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Théo Cholbi

Pablo

Erwan Kepoa Falé

Night

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Apolline

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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....

Director: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Producer: Thomas Verhaeghe, Mathieu Verhaeghe, Juliette Schrameck
Screenwriter: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel, Guillaume Bréaud
Distributor: Altered Innocence
Production Co: Atelier de Production
Genre: Drama, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, LGBTQ+
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)