Stay the Night (2022 film)

Stay the Night is a 2022 Canadian romantic drama film, written and directed by Renuka Jeyapalan.[1] The film stars Andrea Bang and Joe Scarpellino.[2] It was released to positive reviews from critics and was nominated for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing at the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards.[3][4]

Stay the Night
Film poster
Directed byRenuka Jeyapalan
Written byRenuka Jeyapalan
Produced byGlenn Cockburn
Brian Robertson
StarringAndrea Bang
Joe Scarpellino
CinematographyConor Fisher
Edited byTiffany Beaudin
Music byThe Wilders
Production
companies
Low End
Relay Station
Distributed byPhoton Films and Media
Freestyle Entertainment
Release date
  • March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12) (SXSW)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Premise

Grace is a woman who decides to seek out a one-night stand with a man after being passed over for a promotion at work for being too reserved; visiting a bar she meets Carter, a professional hockey player who is also at a career crossroads, with the two making a more profound emotional connection over the course of the evening than either expected.[5][2]

Cast

Release

The film premiered in March 2022 at South by Southwest.[6] It was later released in theaters on October 7, 2022.[7]

Critical reception

The film received positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 86% with an average rating of 7.6 out of 10, based on 14 reviews.[4]

References
  1. "Who has a one-night stand? 'Stay the Night' reinvents the one night rom-com in Toronto". ca.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. Marriska Fernandes, "Can wandering Toronto streets in winter be sexy? New film ‘Stay the Night’ tackles the ‘one night’ romance story". Toronto Star, November 17, 2022.
  3. "2023 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees". Academy.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  4. "Stay the Night - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  5. Sheila O'Malley, "Reviews: Stay the Night". RogerEbert.com, October 7, 2022.
  6. Douglas Laman, "SXSW 2022: Stay the Night is a pleasant Canadian romantic excursion". The Spool, March 18, 2022.
  7. 'Stay the Night' Trailer Sees Andrea Bang & Joe Scarpellino Working Through Tough Times Together [Exclusive]


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