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The Night Eats the World

International Narrative Competition

North American Premiere

France | 93 MINUTES | French, Norwegian | English subtitles

THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD

Horror, First Time Filmmaker
One night, Sam attends a raucous apartment party in Paris. But, pressured to show up against his will and not feeling festive, the dejected Sam heads to a private room and falls asleep. The next morning, everything has changed: The walls are stained with blood, there isn’t a living soul in sight, and the dead have taken over the streets. Barricading himself inside, he hunkers down for safety, anticipating a long haul. As the undead congregate outside, Sam passes the lonely months by entertaining himself however possible. But there’s only so long he can hold on to his sanity—and he may not be truly alone.

In this adaptation of French author Pit Agarmen’s novel, writer-director Dominique Rocher constructs an intimate portrait of survival. The Night Eats the World features plenty of zombies, sure, but it also allows the great Norwegian actor Anders Danielsen Lie (Oslo, August 31st) to take center stage, supported by a memorably undead performance from Denis Lavant. Lie uses his character’s one-versus-many survival tactics to explore the familiar feelings of extreme loneliness associated with big-city living and emotional fragility.

—Matt Barone

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Dominique Rocher

Dominique Rocher’s passion for film led him to work as an assistant director on several features shortly after graduating from film school. He then created a production company, Buffalo Corp and made his first four short films, which screened on television and at festivals around the world.
Director
Dominique Rocher
Screenwriter
Dominique Rocher
Cinematographer
Jordane Chouzenoux
Editor
Isabelle Manquillet
Cast
Anders Danielsen Lie, Golshifteh Farahani, Denis Lavant

CONTACTS

International Sales Contact
Gregory Chambet
WT Films
Paris, 75002
Phone: 1 42 61 09 83
greg@wtfilms.fr
Print Source
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WTFILMS
Paris, 75002
Phone: +33 6 82 66 37 11
youri@wtfilms.fr
US Sales Contact
Nicholas Shumaker
United Talent Agency
New York, NY 10106
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Press Contact
Dixon Knox
Cinetic Marketing
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