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Eat the Night

Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel
France
105'

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…

Video games aren’t reality, but reality doesn’t give you much respite other than living in them. Dealing with similar topics as their previous films, the sophomore feature of Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, two familiar names present more than once in the selection of BIEFF over the years,  tells a story in which real life and virtual life become increasingly intertwined as the the protagonists’ inner worlds begin to crumble under the weight of the everyday’s inescapable challenges. A poignant exploration of the interconnected relationships between three characters, Eat the Night revolves around Darknoon, a fictional video game created for the purposes of the film, which offers them an escape into an  enchanting place, where you can kill at every turn in wonderfully coloured landscapes, where space and time are abolished. The result is an  intensely paced romantic queer thriller that speaks about the longing for connection, both romantic and familial, in an increasingly virtualized world.  (Oana Ghera)

Screening date and location

September 25th, 8:30 PM, Cinemateca Eforie

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Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel

Caroline Poggi was born in Ajaccio. She studied at the University of Corsica, and then graduated from the University Paris 8. Born in Toulouse, Jonathan Vinel studied editing at La Fémis. They began directing solo before embarking on a collaboration for As Long As Shotguns Remain, which won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlinale. Their first feature film Jessica Forever premiered at TIFF and subsequently played at the Berlinale.



  • Technical sheet
  • Production and distribution
  • Directors: Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel
  • Writers: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel, Guillaume Bréaud
  • Director Of Photography: Raphaël Vandenbussche
  • Sound: Lucas Doméjean
  • Editor: Vincent Tricon
  • Assistant Director : Caroline Ronzon
  • Set Design: Margaux Remaury
  • Costume: Pierre De Mones
  • Original Score: Ssaliva
  • Darknoon Creation: Saradibiza & Lucien Krampf
  • Production: Atelier de Production, Agat Films - Ex Nihilo
  • Producers: Thomas & Mathieu Verhaeghe, Juliette Schrameck
  • Associate Producer: Tristan Vaslot
  • Production Manager: Diego Urgoiti-Moinot

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