Close (2023)

Winner of the Grand Prix award at Cannes 2022 and nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 2023 Academy Awards, CLOSE is an elegant, poetic and empathetic study of youth from acclaimed writer-director Lukas Dhont. Thirteen-year-olds Léo and Rémi are inseparable; best friends, as close as brothers. However as they start a new school year, the pressures of burgeoning adolescence challenge their bond with unexpected and far-reaching consequences.

With incredible performances from newcomers Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele, Dhont’s evocative second film is a profoundly moving coming of age story that will have an enduring impact.

“a soul-scorching portrait of boyhood friendship and loss”
The Daily Telegraph ★★★★★

“An authentic study of loss, buttressed by two extraordinary child actors”
The Times ★★★★

“Close somehow musters the strength to take care of its audience and leave us with something beautiful and brave. There’s faith in a better future.”
Empire Magazine ★★★★

“achingly poignant tale of the end of a childhood friendship”
The Guardian ★★★★