- Dario TibayJune 14, 2026A surprisingly thoughtful French zombie film that focuses less on the apocalypse and more on the psychological effects of being completely alone. Anders Danielsen Lie carries what is essentially a one-man show as Sam, a survivor trapped inside an apartment building while silent zombies roam the streets of Paris. The film’s greatest strength is its atmosphere. The near-silent undead create an unsettling sense of dread, while the empty city feels more haunting than most large-scale zombie spectacles. The story explores loneliness, routine, grief, and the need for human connection, often in ways that feel more like a character study than a horror film. Not everything worked for me. Some of Sam’s choices—particularly risking everything for a cat and forming a strange attachment to a trapped zombie—tested my patience, and the ending felt a little too ambiguous for my taste. Still, its willingness to explore territory most zombie films ignore makes it worth seeing.
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The Night Eats the World was released on March 7, 2018.
The Night Eats the World was directed by Dominique Rocher.
The Night Eats the World has a runtime of 1h 33m.
The Night Eats the World was produced by Carole Scotta.
After waking up in an apartment where only the night before a party was raging, Sam is forced to come to grips with reality: He is now alone and the living dead have invaded the streets of Paris. Petrified with fear, Sam is going to have to barricade himself inside the building and organize his survival. But is he really the sole survivor?
The key characters in The Night Eats the World are Sam (Anders Danielsen Lie), Sarah (Golshifteh Farahani), Alfred (Denis Lavant).
The Night Eats the World is rated TV-14.
The Night Eats the World is a Horror, Drama, Thriller film.
The Night Eats the World has an audience rating of 5.2 out of 10.
The Night Eats the World has made $95,208 at the box office.