Synopsis
Thirteen-year-olds Léo and Rémi have always been close, but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates.
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Cast
- Eden DambrineLéo
- Gustav De WaeleRémi
- Émilie DequenneSophie
- Léa DruckerNathalie
- Igor van DesselCharlie
- Kevin JanssensPeter
- Marc WeissYves
- Léon BatailleBaptiste
- Serine AyariCéline
- Robin KeyaertThomas
Recommendations
- 100
The Telegraph
Close is a great film about friendship, but perhaps an even greater one about being alone. - 91
The Playlist
Dhont, who displayed an impressive artistic vision with his feature and slightly problematic debut “Girl,” has pulled off something miraculous with his sophomore effort. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
Dhont and his team know just how to turn up the emotional dials with stunning magic-hour lensing that gives golden-haired Dambrine a halo of backlit suffering as he stands in fields of nodding dahlias, that most gloriously domestic and benevolent flower. - 90
Screen Daily
The combination of knock out performances, in particular from newcomer Eden Dambrine as Léo, and direction of uncommon sensitivity from Dhont makes for a picture which is intimate in scope but which packs a considerable emotional wallop. - 90
Slashfilm
Close is a story about growing up and losing those wondrous childhood relationships forever, but it's far more than that. It's a tender glimpse of loss on an unimaginable scale, told through the lens of a young boy trying to make sense of it all. - 80
The Guardian
There’s no doubting the force of this drenchingly sad story. - 80
Total Film
Guileless performances, understated direction and bucolic Belgian scenery combine to create a quiet gem of a film. - 67
IndieWire
Beautiful as Dhont’s eye for detail can be, and vital as his willingness to explore the unbearably tender pockets of adolescence often proves here, Close still finds its sensitive — if sometimes borderline sadistic — young filmmaker defaulting to universal pain whenever he fears that more personal feelings may be too poignantly ethereal to see on camera.
