Close
Close- Director
- Lukas Dhont
- Country
- Belgium, France, Netherlands
- Year
- 2022
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens
- Cast
- Léa Drucker, Émilie Dequenne, Kevin Janssens, Igor Van Dessel, Marc Weiss, Eden Dambrine
- Production
- Menuet, Diaphana, Topkapi Films, Versus Production, VTM, RTBF - Radio Télévision Belge Francophone
Storyline
The intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi's mother. "Close" is a film about friendship and responsibility.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
Festival de Cannes 2022
Competition
Grand Prix
Seville European Film Festival 2022
Official Section
Grand Jury Prize ex aequo
Best Actor Award (Eden Dambrine)
European Film Awards (EFA) 2022
5 Nominations:
- European Film
- European Director (Lukas Dhont)
- European Scriptwriter (Lukas Dhont & Angelo Tijssens)
- European Actor (Eden Dambrine)
- European University Film Award (EUFA)
Lux Film Prize of European Parliament 2023
Lux Audience Award Nominated Film - WINNER
Oscar 2023
Shortlisted for INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Nominated for INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
César 2023
Nominated for Best Foreign Film
Gaudí Awards 2024
Best European Film Nomination
Releases
Spain (25 of November 2022)
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