Film Details

Runtime: 106 minutes

Language: In French with English subtitles

Director: Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel

Country: France, 2024

Genre: Drama, Foreign , Gay, Narrative, Thriller, Youth

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. Part-thriller, part-romance, between digital and desiring bodies, Eat The Night is a film about the loss of childhood innocence: Ready Player Love.

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BEST DIRECTOR & PRIX DE LA CRITIQUE PRIZE @ CHAMPS-ÉlysÉES FILM FESTIVAL

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