Night Call (film)
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| French | La nuit se traîne[1] |
| Directed by | Michiel Blanchart[1] |
| Screenplay by | Michiel Blanchart[1] |
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| Cinematography | Sylvestre Vannoorenberghe[1] |
| Edited by | Matthieu Jamet-Louis[1] |
| Music by | Tanguy Destable[1] |
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Running time | 91 minutes[1] |
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| Language | French[2] |
Night Call (French: La nuit se traîne) is an action thriller film[3] written and directed by Michiel Blanchart in his feature directorial debut.[4] The film is set over the course of a night amid a Black Lives Matter protest in Belgium. It stars Jonathan Feltre, Natacha Krief, Jonas Bloquet and Romain Duris. The film is a co-production between Belgium and France.
Night Call was the opening film at the Biarritz Film Festival - Nouvelles Vagues on 18 June 2024, where it had its world premiere in the International Competition section and won the Audience Award. It will be released theatrically in France by Gaumont on 28 August 2024, and in Belgium by Lumière on 4 September 2024.
Cast
[edit]- Jonathan Feltre as Mady[5]
- Natacha Krief as Claire[5]
- Jonas Bloquet as Theo[5]
- Romain Duris as Yannick[5]
- Thomas Mustin as Remy[5]
- Sam Louwyck as Greg[5]
- Nabill Mallat as Will[5]
- Claire Bodson as Gina[5]
- Graham Guit as Abel[5]
- Marco Maas as Sam[5]
Filming
[edit]Principal photography took place in Brussels and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Belgium for 35 days between March and April 2023.[6][7][8]
Release
[edit]Night Call was the opening film at the Biarritz Film Festival - Nouvelles Vagues in Biarritz, France on 18 June 2024,[2] where it had its world premiere in the International Competition section.[9]
The film will be released theatrically in France by Gaumont on 28 August 2024, and in Belgium by Lumière on 4 September 2024.[1]
In May 2024, Magnet Releasing acquired North American distribution rights to the film.[10]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 2024 | Biarritz Film Festival - Nouvelles Vagues | International Competition - Best Film | Night Call | Nominated | [9] |
| Audience Award | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Night Call by Michiel Blanchart". Cineuropa. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Night Call | Biarritz Film Festival". Biarritz Film Festival. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Lorcet, Camille (18 August 2024). ""La nuit se traîne" de Michiel Blanchart: recherche chaos désespérément". Chaos Reign (in French).
- ^ Croll, Ben (22 June 2024). "Belgian Filmmaker Michiel Blanchart on His Action Thriller 'Night Call' Set Amid Black Lives Matter Protest in Belgium". Variety.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "La nuit se traîne - Dossier de presse" (PDF). Unifrance (in French). p. 16. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Engelen, Aurore (21 April 2023). "Michiel Blanchart shoots his feature debut, La nuit se traine". Cineuropa.
- ^ "La nuit se traine". Screen Brussels (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "La nuit se traine". ScriptOclap (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b ""Night Call" wins Audience Award in Biarritz!". WB Images. 24 June 2024. Archived from the original on 22 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (23 May 2024). "Magnet Releasing Takes North America On Michiel Blanchart Thriller 'Night Call'". Deadline Hollywood.
External links
[edit]- Night Call at IMDb
- Night Call at AlloCiné (in French)
- Official trailer on YouTube
- 2024 films
- 2024 directorial debut films
- 2020s Belgian films
- 2020s French films
- Belgian action thriller films
- French action thriller films
- French-language Belgian films
- French-language independent films
- 2020s French-language films
- Black Lives Matter art
- Films set in Brussels
- Films shot in Brussels
- Gaumont Film Company films
- France 3 Cinéma films