Sweeter Is the Night
6.7
West Africa, early 1960s. A French officer is assigned to find a missing missionary. His investigation, amid mistrust, silence and prejudice, takes him far away from the glittering shoreline, where day and night become one.
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Cast
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Alexis Ballestros
Le lieutenant (voice)
No other roles listed
Bass Dhem
Le vieillard, Bakary (voice)
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Isabelle Desplantes
La femme blonde (voice)
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Sally Doumbia
Une femme du fumage (voice)
No other roles listed
Mariam Kaba
Une femme du fumage/Une religieuse (voice)
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Yéliba Mélodie Koeta
La petite fille (voice)
No other roles listed
Diouc Koma
Le sculpteur (voice)
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Jean-Marc Pannetier
Le Père Luc (voice)
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Fabienne Wagenaar Director · Julien Desailly Composer Jean-Marie Le Rest Editor
First release June 9, 2024 · Produced in France · Original title Plus douce est la nuit
Production
JPL Films
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
Plus douce est la nuit
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · June 9, 2024
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No release date listed for United States.
France
August 21, 2025 · Premiere · Film Festival Douarnenez
Taiwan
October 14, 2024 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
October 7, 2026 · Premiere · Taichung International Animation Festival
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