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The Passengers of the Night (2022)

The Passengers of the Night poster
Original title
Les Passagers de la nuit
Directed by
Mikhaël Hers
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
16
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 180 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

After a divorce, a mother of two starts working at a late-night radio show. She befriends a troubled teenager girl during the 1981 French presidential election.

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What happens

The Passengers of the Night (French: Les Passagers de la nuit) is a 2022 French drama film directed by Mikhaël Hers, co-written by Hers, Maude Ameline and Mariette Désert. Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Quito Rayon-Richter, Noée Abita and Megan Northam, it follows a newly divorced mother of two teenagers who meets a troubled teenager girl during the night of the 1981 French presidential election and its following days. The film had its world premiere in the Main Competition of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2022, where it was nominated for the Golden Bear. It was theatrically released in France on 4 May 2022 by Pyramide Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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