Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Entry ‘Eat The Night’ Gets U.S. Deal For Mk2

EXCLUSIVE: Altered Innocence has picked up U.S. rights to Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel’s (Jessica Forever) second feature film Eat the Night, which had its world premiere in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight section.

The crime-drama, which mixes in video game elements, is due to tour at film festivals throughout the fall and winter and will then be released across the U.S. beginning at the IFC Center in January 2025.

Théo Cholbi, Erwan Kepoa Falé and Lila Gueneau star. You can check out a trailer below. The deal was negotiated between Frank Jaffe from Altered Innocence and Quentin Bohanna from mk2 Films.

The synopsis reads: “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.”

Jaffe commented: “I’m a huge fan of Caroline and Jonathan’s ability to translate the real angst and multimedia interests of youth today into dramatic yet tender cinema. One of the main goals of Altered Innocence has always been to get young audiences interested in exploring foreign cinema and this film with its deep understanding of video game culture mixed with a main plot line featuring queer criminals in love will certainly make them curious to do so”.

The filmmakers added: “We are thrilled to collaborate again with Altered Innocence, and that they will allow the film to meet the American audience”.