Won the prestigious runner-up prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.
Nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Oscars. Close (2022)
Dhont relies heavily on expressive close-ups, body language, and silence to convey massive, complex emotional shifts rather than over-explaining them through script. 🏆 Critical Reception and Accolades Won the prestigious runner-up prize at the 2022
Close follows Leo and Remi, two thirteen-year-old best friends who share an incredibly intense and affectionate bond. They spend their summer days playing in flower fields and sleeping over at each other's houses. However, when the school year begins, their classmates make assumptions and tease them about the nature of their intimacy. 🏆 Critical Reception and Accolades Close follows Leo
Dhont brilliantly captures how casual, everyday schoolyard peer pressure can force children to abandon their authentic feelings just to assimilate.
Close was an international critical darling, widely praised for its empathy, sensitivity, and crushing emotional honesty.