''The Passengers of the Night'' (french: Les Passagers de la nuit) is a 2022 French drama film directed by

Mikhaël Hers Mikhaël Hers (; born 6 February 1975) is a French film director and screenwriter. His directorial credits includes ''Memory Lane'' (2010), ''This Summer Feeling'' (2015) and ''Amanda (2018 film), Amanda'' (2018) among others. His latest film ...

. Set on the night of the

1981 French presidential election Presidential elections were held in France on 26 April 1981, with a second round on 10 May. François Mitterrand defeated incumbent president, Valery Giscard d'Estaing to become the first Socialist president of the Fifth Republic. In the first ...

and in the following days, the film follows a newly divorced mother of two teenagers who meets a troubled teenager. It premiered in competition at the

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

on 13 February 2022.

Cast

Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French musician Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon I ...

as Élisabeth * Quito Rayon-Richter as Matthias *

Noée Abita Noée Abita (born 18 March 1999) is a French actress. Life Abita was born in Paris or in Aix-en-Provence on 18 March 1999. At a young age, she dreamed of becoming an actress. In 2016, when she was 17, she went to a talent manager with a friend ...

as Talulah * Megan Northam as Judith *

Thibault Vinçon Thibault Vinçon (born 15 July 1976) is a French film and theater actor. He studied at the French National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Paris.

as Hugo *

Emmanuelle Béart Emmanuelle Béart (born 14 August 1963)
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as Vanda Dorval * Laurent Poitrenaux as Manuel Agostini *

Didier Sandre Didier Sandre (born 17 August 1946) is a French actor. He appeared in more than sixty films since 1973. Selected filmography References External links * 1946 births Living people 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French ...

as Jean * Lilith Grasmug as Leïla * Calixte Broisin-Doutaz as Carlos * Éric Feldman as Domi *

Ophélia Kolb Ophélia Kolb (born 1982) is a French actress. Filmography Cinema * ''Pink Room'' (2004) … The Girl * ''Valériane va en ville'' (2006) … Valériane * ''Those Who Remain'' (2007) … Jennifer * ''Dans leur peau'' (2007) * ''Gainsbourg ...

as Marie-Paule * Raphaël Thiéry as Francis * Zoé Bruneau as The Teacher

Reception

On review aggregator website

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, the film holds an approval rating of 91%, based on eleven reviews, and an average rating of 7.50/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

* 2022 films 2022 drama films 2020s French films 2020s French-language films Films about radio Films directed by Mikhaël Hers Films scored by Anton Sanko Films set in 1981 Films set in 1984 Films set in 1988 Films set in Paris French drama films {{2020s-France-film-stub