Mitterrand Mindset: KimStim Brings Mikhaël Hers’ “The Passengers Of The Night” into the Family

Proving it’s not too late for some Berlinale shopping, Deadline reports that the KimStim folks landed comp title Les Passagers de la nuit – Mikhaël Hers’ fourth feature film after he preemed Amanda (read review) in Venice 2018. Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg as a recently divorced mother battling to keep her family afloat, the film also sees perfs from Quito Rayon Richter, Noée Abita, Megan Northam, Thibault Vinçon and Emmanuelle Béart. Look for a theatrical release in 2023.
Gainsbourg stars as a woman whose marriage is coming to an end, leaving her to support her two teenage children on her own. She finds work at a late-night radio show. There, she encounters a troubled teenager, whose free spirit will have a lasting impact on her bruised family as they attempt to tread a new path in life.
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).
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