Close(Movie, 2022)

Name: Close
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022
Duration: T01:45:00
Rating: 3.9

1h 45min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.9/5 (with 188 votes)

Close is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film directed by Lukas Dhont, and written by Dhont and Angelo Tijssens, reteaming after their first feature film Girl (2018). The film stars 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. Close premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 26 May 2022 to critical acclaim and won the Grand Prix; specialized critics praised the performances. The film is a co-production between Belgium, France and the Netherlands. It was released by Diaphana Distribution in France on 1 November 2022 and by Lumière in Benelux on 2 November. On 24 January 2023, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for 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 Best ... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Close

Magritte Award for Best Flemish Film Magritte Award for Best Screenplay Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film nominated for: Palme d'Or nominated for: Queer Palm nominated for: European Film Award for Best Film nominated for: European Film Award for Best Director nominated for: European Film Award for Best Actor nominated for: European Film Award for Best Screenwriter nominated for: Lux European Audience Film Award nominated for: European University Film Award nominated for: Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film nominated for: César Award for Best Foreign Film

About Close

Two thirteen year-olds have always been incredibly close but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates. An emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing.

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Trailer for Close + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer #2(Teaser, 0:51)

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Production countries: Belgium, France, Netherlands

Shot in: Wetteren, Zundert

Made by: Canal Plus, Les Films velvet, Versus Production, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Eurimages, Topkapi Films, menuet, Casa Kafka Pictures, Agat Films, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, Diaphana Films, Screen Flanders, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Match Factory, The, Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Sacem, VTM, La Culture avec la Copie Privée

Original language: French (FR)

Spoken languages: French (FR), Dutch (NL)

Translated into 24 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Indonesian (ID), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date CA: 02/03/2023 (World premiere: 11/01/2022)

Cast: Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Igor van Dessel, Kevin Janssens, Marc Weiss, Léon Bataille, Serine Ayari, Robin Keyaert, Herman van Slambrouck, Iven Deduytschaver, Jeffrey Vanhaeren, Hélène Theunissen, Baptiste Bataille, Pieter Piron, Freya De Corte, Cachou Kirsch, Ahlaam Teghadouini, Hervé Guerrisi, Ines Bensacsh, Emelyne Boncher, June van Velzen, Rachel Harduin, Pauline Debaere, Calypso Sitsanidis, Adam Khalli, Alix Neve, Giulia Febo, Courtney Louis, Gabrielle Claeys, Jules Grecszak, Louis Litt Magis, Valentino Torres, Leonor Andrade Marques de Sousa, Sekou Cherif Aidara, Harry Kajangwe, Salvatore Belluardo, Rocky Vaes, Rayan Dani, Raphael Roosen Croeckaert, Manu Gysens, Niels Cuvelier, Mahon Meurez, Lucas Colpaert, Matthias Colpaert, Nolle Meulebrouck, Tristan Bol, Louis-Victor Vercauteren, Emilio Dorme, Vic Wostyn, Andres Vanhaeren, Jean-Louis Dellanoy, Marie-Helene Dellanoy, Seppe Dejonghe, Abbygail Depuydt, Roman Heinderson, Joren Leonard, Kyan Van Geerteruyen, Keano Vertriest, Kick de Bruijn, Wubbe Klarenbeek, Fenna Sempels, Jesse Sempels, Anouk Belmans, Noah Ducheyne, Navaro Ducheyne, Noah Van den Bossche, Axl Hardis, Yolene Boeckx, Vinz Boeckx, Matvej Grin, Miron Grin, Tijmen Van Hemelrijk, Luca Van Aelst, Batiste Drijkoningen, Lexime Vermoere, Sarah Vanderpijpen, Agathi Titsia, Lisa De Prins, Duncan Van Moeseke, Jade Adriaenssens, Gabriel Demesmaeker, Taslima Syed Bastin, Rachel Magerat, Louise Smout, Stefan Markovsky, Felix Baekelandt, Annabel Van Bladel, James

Director: Lukas Dhont

Producer: Michiel Dhont, Dirk Impens, Michel Saint-Jean, Laurette Schillings, Arnold Heslenfeld, Frans van Gestel, Jacques-Henri Bronckart

Screenwriter: Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens

Film Editor: Alain Dessauvage

Director of Photography: Frank van den Eeden

Composer: Valentin Hadjadj

Production Designer: Eve Martin

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Cerca"

"Proches"

"Lähestikku"

"We Two Boys, Together Clinging"

"親陌"

"Blizu"

"Közel"

"クロース"

"Tuvu"

"Blisko"

"Близко"

"Blízko"

"Yakın"

"親密"

"Tình Bạn"

Keywords: male friendship, peer pressure, intimacy, death of best friend, teenage boy, bike, field trip, guilt, boyhood, best friend, ice hockey, grief, forgiveness, lgbt, vulnerability, friendship, masculinity

Revenue: 3,129,968 USD

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