Nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year's Academy
Awards, writer/director Lukas Dhont's Close stars
newcomers Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele as two inseparable
13-year-olds whose friendship is tested when they begin a new school year
and find themselves the targets of homophobic gossip. Emilie Dequenne and Léa Drucker also star.
Close is in UK/ROI cinemas from March 3rd and will stream
exclusively on MUBI UK from April 21st.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Thirteen-year-olds Léo and Rémi are inseparable; best friends, as close as brothers. However as they start a new school year, the pressures of burgeoning adolescence challenge their bond with unexpected and far-reaching consequences.
