The Passengers of the Night
On election night in 1981, celebrations spill out onto the street and there is an air of hope and change throughout Paris. But for Elisabeth, her marriage is coming to an end and she will now have to support herself and her two teenage children. She finds work at a late-night radio show and encounters a troubled teenager named Talulah whom she invites into her home.
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Cast
23 people
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Elisabeth
Known for
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Quito Rayon Richter
Matthias
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Noée Abita
Talulah
Known for
Ava
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Megan Northam
Judith
Known for
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Urchin
Thibault Vinçon
Hugo
Known for
A Perfect Man
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
Emmanuelle Béart
Vanda Dorval
Known for
Mission: Impossible
Torment
Laurent Poitrenaux
Manuel Agostini
Known for
In Bed with Victoria
UFOs
Didier Sandre
Jean
Known for
An Officer and a Spy
An Autumn Tale
Lilith Grasmug
Leïla
Known for
Foreign Language
Bloody Oranges
Calixte Broisin-Doutaz
Carlos
Known for
Family for Rent
In the Sub for Love
Éric Feldman
Domi
Also in
Happenstance
La Nuit est belle
Ophélia Kolb
Marie-Paule
Known for
Call My Agent!
Class Act
Mikhaël Hers Director · Mariette Désert Writer Maud Ameline Writer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $4.3M · First release February 14, 2022
Box office
Budget
$4,300,000
Worldwide gross
$1,512,938
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Nord-Ouest Films
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Les Passagers de la nuit
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Portuguese · Spanish
Release dates
Germany · February 14, 2022
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
France · May 4, 2022
Theatrical · Visa CNC 153479
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
October 6, 2022 · Premiere
France
September 6, 2022 · Digital · VOD
September 6, 2022 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
January 20, 2023 · Digital · MyCanal
November 1, 2025 · TV · Culturebox (France•4)
Germany
January 5, 2023 · Theatrical
Greece
December 15, 2022 · Theatrical
Italy
April 13, 2023 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 4, 2022 · Premiere
Romania
September 16, 2022 · Theatrical
Russia
October 6, 2022 · Theatrical · Russian World Vision
South Korea
December 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
November 4, 2022 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 24, 2022 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 5, 2022 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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