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2022 1h 44m Lukas Dhont

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★ 7.8 IMDb
Drama
Two 13-year-old boys spend an idyllic summer together, but their connection is put to the test when they become the subject of speculation at school.
Writers Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens
Cast Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker
DP Frank van den Eeden
Production Designer Eve Martin
Music Valentin Hadjadj
Essays and Criticism
On this film
MUBI Podcast: “Close”—Lukas Dhont's Quietly Powerful Coming-of-Age Movie by MUBI Podcast, MUBI Notebook Close by Hannah Strong, Little White Lies
In conversation with other films
Close and Personal: Melodrama and Male Friendship in "Close" and "The Eight Mountains" by Eileen G'Sell, MUBI Notebook Children by Jan Storø, FIPRESCI
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Awards & Festivals
Selection 35th European Film Awards
Nominated Palme d'Or
Nominated European Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated International Submission to the Academy Awards
Nominated Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Nominated European Film Award for Best Film
Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film
Nominated European Film Award for Best Director
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