Despite the Night
2015 French film
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Despite the Night (French: Malgré la nuit) is a 2015 French-Canadian experimental film directed by Philippe Grandrieux.[1][2]
FrenchMalgré la nuit
Directed byPhilippe Grandrieux
Written byPhilippe Grandrieux
Bertrand Schefer
Rebecca Zlotowski
John-Henry Butterworth
Bertrand Schefer
Rebecca Zlotowski
John-Henry Butterworth
Produced byCatherine Jacques
Stéphanie Morissette
Nicolas Ccomeau
Stéphanie Morissette
Nicolas Ccomeau
| Despite the Night | |
|---|---|
Film poster | |
| French | Malgré la nuit |
| Directed by | Philippe Grandrieux |
| Written by | Philippe Grandrieux Bertrand Schefer Rebecca Zlotowski John-Henry Butterworth |
| Produced by | Catherine Jacques Stéphanie Morissette Nicolas Ccomeau |
| Starring | Kristian Marr Ariane Labed Roxane Mesquida Paul Hamy |
| Cinematography | Jessica Lee Gagné |
| Edited by | Françoise Tourmen |
| Music by | Ferdinand Grandrieux |
Production companies | Mandrake Films 1976 Productions |
| Distributed by | Shellac |
Release dates |
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Running time | 156 minutes |
| Countries | France Canada |
| Languages | French English |
Plot
Cast
- Kristian Marr as Lenz
- Ariane Labed as Hélène
- Roxane Mesquida as Lena
- Paul Hamy as Louis
- Johan Leysen as Vitali
- Sam Louwyck as The man with metallic voice
- Aurélien Recoing as Paul
- Gabrielle Lazure as The mother
- Lola Norda as Lola
Release
The film premiered at the Festival du nouveau cinéma in October 2015. It was screened at the AFI Fest in November 2016.[3][4]