Close (2022)
- Directed by
- Lukas Dhont
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France, Netherlands, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 1,027 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two teenage boys have a close friendship that is disrupted when classmates notice their intimacy. The film follows how this pressure affects them and their relationship.
intimatetenderachingrestrainedemotionally rawsadcoming-of-agequietly devastating
What happens
Close () is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film directed by Lukas Dhont, co-written by Dhont and Angelo Tijssens, reteaming after their first feature film Girl (2018). Starring Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne and Léa Drucker, it follows two teenage boys whose close friendship is thrown into disarray when their schoolmates notice their intimacy, causing a rift between them. The film had its world premiere at the main competition of the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on 26 May, where it won the Grand Prix, and received critical acclaim. It was theatrically released in France on 1 November by Diaphana Distribution, and in the Benelux on 2 November by Lumière in Benelux. It was nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. It also won the André Cavens Award for Best Film by the Belgian Film Critics Association. At the 12th Magritte Awards, Close received ten nominations, including Most Promising Actor for Dambrine and De Waele, becoming the most nominated film of the ceremony and ultimately winning seven awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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