The Night Eats the World

Name: The Night Eats the World
Genre: Horror
Released: July 13, 2018
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Anders Danielsen Lie, David Kammenos, Denis Lavant, Golshifteh Farahani, Jean-Yves Cylly

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Haut et Court Distribution | Release Date: July 13, 2018 | TV-14

Starring: Anders Danielsen Lie, David Kammenos, Denis Lavant, Golshifteh Farahani, Jean-Yves Cylly, Léo Poulet, Lina-Rose Djedje, Nancy Murillo, Sigrid Bouaziz, Victor Van Der Woerd

Summary: The morning after a party, a young man wakes up to find Paris invaded by zombies.

Director: Dominique Rocher

Genre(s): Horror

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 93 min

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IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jul 11, 2018

Even as the story drifts off, Night Eats the World derives its power from a beguiling, provocative implication: It’s hard to confront a hostile world, but gathering the courage to do so doesn’t make the job any easier. Read full review

Katie Rife

Jul 11, 2018

In the end, though, it’s the very concepts that make The Night Eats The World sound insufferably pretentious on paper — namely, its high-minded ideas and emphasis on small moments — that tip the film toward intriguing rather than, well, zombifying. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Jul 16, 2018

The Night Eats the World gazes upon what’s left of society through a lens of pragmatism. It acknowledges that humanity is barely beating back its own extinction, that survivors are the minority and therefore minutes from oblivion if they cannot adapt. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 3, 2018

While the setting is striking, a Paris “28 Days Later/Rammbock/I Am Legend” dark and silent after the end of civilization, genre fans may find this passive narrative slow and largely devoid of action, despite the odd burst of menace. Because it is. Slow. Read full review

Jordan Mintzer

Jul 11, 2018

The problem is that The Night Eats the World steers so far into the quotidian of its hero that it can become quite frustrating, and even rather dull, to sit through. The threat of death doesn't become as tangible as it should, and the suspense wears itself too thin. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jul 11, 2018

The very definition of a well-made movie that nonetheless really needn’t have been made at all, Rocher’s entry into the canon will attract a few zombie completists, but provide little fun for the average genre buff and underwhelming reward for art-house audiences. Read full review

Jason Zinoman

Jul 12, 2018

The makeup design and chase scenes are rote, and the little dramatic conflict — arguments over where to hide — traffic in the oldest clichés in the genre. Read full review

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JLuis_001

Aug 15, 2018

I need to give credit to this film because of the approach it decided to give to its story and narrative considering its theme.

The Night Eats the World deals with zombies but not in the way we are used to see, no, what this movie does is to show the mundane reality that could become in theI need to give credit to this film because of the approach it decided to give to its story and narrative considering its theme.

The Night Eats the World deals with zombies but not in the way we are used to see, no, what this movie does is to show the mundane reality that could become in the day to day of a survivor if this sort of thing ever happened and also if the survivor in question decided to do nothing to change his situation.

This will obviously disappoint fans of the genre and especially those who expect to see a horror film, this movie offers very few moments with the zombies in attack mode.

The film is slow, paused, devoid of suspense and therefore will not be liked by many, its style is far from being focused on providing a terrifying story, this is more of a loneliness story in the midst of such a catastrophe.

I don't recommend it for everyone, but if you give it a chance, just let yourself be wrapped by what it's trying to express.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

CLeCrom

Oct 11, 2020

Small budget and French-style zombies, except Sarah episode, nothing is happening. Average for makeup.

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AMoo

Aug 18, 2020

This movie had a good IMDB rating and all sorts of awards so I thought it would be good, but it was a typical movie with the pretentious awards plastered all over the front. Bottom line is this movie is just F'ing boring for normal movie viewers. It is a different take, but for all thatThis movie had a good IMDB rating and all sorts of awards so I thought it would be good, but it was a typical movie with the pretentious awards plastered all over the front. Bottom line is this movie is just F'ing boring for normal movie viewers. It is a different take, but for all that happens in the movie it could have been done in 20 minutes.

If you are into the details of film and interested in more than just a good story you'll probably like it. If you are looking for an interesting story or at the very least some good action with decent pacing you are going to be bored out of your mind.

My final verdict: Artsy Fartsy - for the pretentious only.… Expand

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