Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi’s mother.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and currently nominated for a Best International Feature Oscar, Belgian filmmaker 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.

“A moving and often sublime piece of small-scale filmmaking, told with uncommon empathy.” (Entertainment Weekly)

“‘Close’ is a fresh, moving and unforgettable chronicle of masculine trust and devotion.” (Observer)

“The film reminds us that any coming of age is a risky business where finitude and mourning are the only guarantees.” (Slant Magazine)

“It’s clear from the beauty and rawness of Close that we’re long overdue for something exploring the closeness between young men.” (Globe & Mail)

“To the pantheon of films about the pains of leaving childhood behind — The 400 Blows, The Spirit of the Beehive, Rocks, The Go-Between, Boyhood et al — we should find a spot for this beautiful elegy of lost innocence from Belgian director Lukas Dhont.” (Time Out Magazine)

Tuesday, March 14
Doors 5:30 pm | Movie 6:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets HERE

CLOSE (Lukas Dhont, 2022 / 105 mins / 14A / French with English subtitles) Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart.

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