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 Joey 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 by	Renuka Jeyapalan
Written by	Renuka Jeyapalan
Produced by	Glenn Cockburn Brian Robertson
Starring	Andrea Bang Joey Scarpellino
Cinematography	Conor Fisher
Edited by	Tiffany Beaudin
Music by	The Wilders
Production companies	Low End Relay Station
Distributed by	Photon Films and Media Freestyle Entertainment
Release date	March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12) (SXSW)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

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

• Andrea Bang as Grace
• Joe Scarpellino as Carter
• Humberly González as Joni
• Raymond Ablack as Roshan
• Graham Abbey as Coach Matthews
• Raven Dauda as Claire

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]