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Despite the Night

Original title: Malgré la nuit
  • 20152015
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 2h 36m
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5.9/10
506
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Despite the Night (2015)
DramaHorrorMystery
Lenz returns to Paris to find his only true love, Madeleine. As his search for her continues, he finds himself getting sucked into the dark and cruel underworld of the porn industry.Lenz returns to Paris to find his only true love, Madeleine. As his search for her continues, he finds himself getting sucked into the dark and cruel underworld of the porn industry.Lenz returns to Paris to find his only true love, Madeleine. As his search for her continues, he finds himself getting sucked into the dark and cruel underworld of the porn industry.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
506
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    • Philippe Grandrieux
  • Writers
    • John-Henry Butterworth(screenplay)
    • Philippe Grandrieux(screenplay)
    • Bertrand Schefer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kristian Marr
    • Ariane Labed
    • Roxane Mesquida
    • Philippe Grandrieux
  • Writers
    • John-Henry Butterworth(screenplay)
    • Philippe Grandrieux(screenplay)
    • Bertrand Schefer(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kristian Marr
    • Ariane Labed
    • Roxane Mesquida
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    • 4User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Kristian Marr
    • Lenz
    Ariane Labed
    Ariane Labed
    • Hélène
    Roxane Mesquida
    Roxane Mesquida
    • Lena
    Paul Hamy
    Paul Hamy
    • Louise…
    Johan Leysen
    Johan Leysen
    • Vitali
    Sam Louwyck
    Sam Louwyck
    • L'homme à la voix métallique
    Aurélien Recoing
    Aurélien Recoing
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    Anna Agostini
    Jonathan Boudina
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    Jonathan Mickael Hartel Boudina
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    Christopher Buchholz
    Gabrielle Lazure
    Gabrielle Lazure
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    Pierre Nisse
    Pierre Nisse
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    Lola Norda
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    Floran Royer
    Floran Royer
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    Jean-Baptiste Sastre
    Britta Thie
    Britta Thie
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    Pascal Bianco-Levrin de Bouzid
    Pascal Bianco-Levrin de Bouzid
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      • Philippe Grandrieux
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      • Philippe Grandrieux(screenplay)
      • Bertrand Schefer(screenplay)
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    7/10
    Disturbing
    Forget about the nudity if you can and the sexuality in general. This is about more. This is about the human psyche about addiction, about fulfillment and about trying to find meaning, but also getting off as much as possible. And to do that, going to extremes. These are some very troubled individuals we get to see here.

    They are not really likeable and you may have a hard time getting on the bandwagon and watching the whole thing. But it does make sense and the characters are "well" drawn (and also drawn to each other and to many other things, mostly ugly ones). I myself wouldn't say I loved watching this, but I do acknowledge that it tries to be different and it is quite "experimental", but not too much
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      • July 6, 2016 (France)
      • France
      • Canada
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      • Mandrake Films
      • Epileptic
      • Ohmstudio
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