Film Theatre 2022/23

Close(Close, Belgium, Netherlands, France, 2022, 105 min., Slovenian subtitles)

 
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.
 
Director: Lukas Dhont
Screenplay: Angelo Tijssens, Lukas Dhont
Cinematography: Frank van den Eeden
Assembly: Alain Dessauvage
Music: Valentin Hadjadj
Cast: Eden Dambrine (Léo), Gustav De Waele (Rémi), Émilie Dequenne (Sophie), Léa Drucker (Nathalie), Léon Bataille (Baptiste), Kevin Janssens (Peter), Igor van Dessel (Charlie)
Production: Diaphana Films, Menuet Producties, Topkapi Films, Versus Production
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2022: the festival’s grand prize; Palić 2022: audience award bitter leaf for the best film; Sydney 2022: Sydney Film Awards for Best Film
Distribution: FIVIA – Vojnik