‘Close’ Trailer: An Unlikely Friendship Is Formed By The Collapse of Another In Lukas Dhont’s Award-Winning Film

Growing up is tough, we all know that, especially when you struggle to fit in. This scenario is often where young friendships can end because one party feels being accepted is better than keeping their friendship with someone who is an “outcast.” That very difficult decision to end a friendship because of your peers is the heart of A24’s new film, “Close.” The heartwrenching story about how devastating friendship breakups can be when you are young, especially when they’re one-sided, stars Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele as Léo and Rémi, two thirteen-year-old boys. 

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Léo and Rémi have just spent a beautiful summer together, forming a deep friendship. When they return to school, their peers start questioning their relationship and start bombarding the boys with insulting comments. Because of this, Léo, who is learning what it means to live by society’s standards of what it means to be a man, starts to distance himself from Rémi without explanation. This leaves Rémi devastated and confused. When tragedy strikes the young boys, Léo finds himself leaning on Rémi’s mom for comfort. 

This is the second film for Belgian director Lukas Dhont. The film premiered at Cannes and won the Grand Prix. While there isn’t a set domestic release date, this is definitely a film you will want to keep an eye out for as it makes the rounds on the festival circuit. 

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“Close” stars Dambrine and De Waele alongside Igor Van Dessel, Émilie Dequenne, and Léa Drucker. 

Here is the official synopsis:

Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont’s second film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing.