The Passengers of the Night

The Passengers of the Night (Les Passagers de la nuit) is a 2022 French drama film directed by Mikhaël Hers. Set on the night of the 1981 French presidential election and in the following days, the film follows a newly divorced mother of two teenagers who meets a troubled teenager. It premiered in competition at the Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2022.

Cast

 * Charlotte Gainsbourg as Élisabeth
 * Quito Rayon-Richter as Matthias
 * Noée Abita as Talulah
 * Megan Northam as Judith
 * Thibault Vinçon as Hugo
 * Emmanuelle Béart as Vanda Dorval
 * Laurent Poitrenaux as Manuel Agostini
 * Didier Sandre as Jean
 * Lilith Grasmug as Leïla
 * Calixte Broisin-Doutaz as Carlos
 * Éric Feldman as Domi
 * Ophélia Kolb as Marie-Paule
 * Raphaël Thiéry as Francis
 * Zoé Bruneau as The Teacher

Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91%, based on eleven reviews, and an average rating of 7.50/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on seven critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".