Close

Name: Close
Genre: Drama
Released: 2022-11-01
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Igor van Dessel

Close (2022)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

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Video for the film Close — Lukas Dhont on Making CLOSE

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Release date

2022-11-01

Country

Belgium, France, Netherlands

Production

Canal+, Eurimages, Ciné+, Lumière, RTBF, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Topkapi Films, Screen Flanders, Versus Production, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Diaphana Films, Menuet, Les Films Velvet, VTM, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Sacem, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, La Culture avec la Copie Privée, Casa Kafka Pictures

Genre

Drama

Budget

Box office

$5 216 044

Website

https://close.movie/

Director

Lukas Dhont

Actors

Eden Dambrine, Gustav De Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker, Igor van Dessel, Kevin Janssens, Marc Weiss, Léon Bataille, Serine Ayari, Robin Keyaert
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Angelo Tijssens, Lukas Dhont

Producer

Michel Saint-Jean, Dirk Impens, Michiel Dhont

Camera operator

Frank van den Eeden

Composer

Valentin Hadjadj

Artist

Eve Martin, Laure Belkhiri

Audition

Sebastiàn Moradiellos

Editing

Alain Dessauvage
Whole Team (44)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Director Lucas Donte first met the lead actor, Eden Dambrine, on a train. Dambrine was sitting opposite Donte and talking to friends about something, but what it was was unclear, as the director was listening to music with headphones and could only see Dambrine's expression. He decided that Dambrine was perfect for the role of the protagonist and asked if he would like to star in a film. Dambrine agreed without hesitation.
Director Lucas Dont first encountered lead actor Eden Dambrine on a train; Dambrine was sitting opposite Dont, talking with some friends. It wasn't clear what they were discussing because the director was listening to music in headphones and could only see Dambrine's facial expressions. He decided that Dambrine was perfect for the lead role and asked him if he would like to act in a movie. Dambrine agreed without hesitation.