Close (2022 film)

Close is an upcoming Belgian drama film directed by Lukas Dhont from a screenplay by Dhont and Angelo Tijssens, reteaming after their first feature film Girl. The film stars Emilie Dequenne and Léa Drucker and is set to be distributed by Lumière. the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Close
Directed byLukas Dhont
Screenplay by
  • Lukas Dhont
  • Angelo Tijssens
Produced by
  • Dirk Impens
  • Michiel Dhont
Starring
CinematographyFrank van den Eeden SBC-NSC
Edited byAlain Dessauvage
Music byOST: Valentin Hadjadj
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Lumière (Benelux)
  • Diaphana Distribution (France)
Release date
  • May 2022 (2022-05) (Cannes)
Countries
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • France
Languages
  • Flemish
  • French

Plot

Leo and Remi, two thirteen-year-old boys, have their close friendship suddenly thrown into disarray as the prospect of adolescence looms. Trying to understand what has gone wrong, Leo seeks comfort and grows closer to Remi's mother, Sophie, as the boys pursue forgiveness and reconciliation to try and get their friendship back together.

Cast

Production

On December 19, 2018, it was announced that Lukas Dhont was developing a follow-up feature film to his 2018 Cannes Film Festival award-winning directorial debut Girl. Co-writer Angelo Tijssens and producer Dirk Impens were attached to re-team with Dhont for the then-untitled film, with Dhont stating that "It's going to be different but also in the style of Girl," and that "At the centre of it is a queer character."[2]

There were no further developments on the project until July 23, 2020, when it was announced that Dhont had set up an open casting call for the two male lead roles in the film that were set to be played by amateur actors, with the casting scheduled to take place at the end of August. In addition, filming filming was scheduled to start the following summer.[3] On October 20, 2020, it was announced that the film would be titled Close and that international sales agent The Match Factory had joined the project. Dhont's brother Michael Dhont was also attached to produce the film.[4] On June 29, 2021, the film featured on Eurimages' annual list of co-production financing, with the fund supporting the film with €300,000.[5]

Principal photography for the film began on July 9, 2021. Alongside the start of production, it was also announced that Emilie Dequenne and Léa Drucker were cast in main roles. Speaking about the film, Dhont said:[6]

Three years after the overwhelming trip of Girl, it's incredibly good to be back on the set, with this hugely talented cast and crew, especially as this story is close to my heart.

References
  1. Scott Roxborough (April 14, 2022). "David Cronenberg, Park Chan-wook, Kelly Reichardt Set for Cannes Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  2. Wiseman, Andreas (December 19, 2018). "'Girl' Director Lukas Dhont To Reteam With Writer & Producer On Next Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. De Poorter, Eva (July 23, 2020). "'Girl'-regisseur Lukas Dhont op zoek naar jonge acteurs voor nieuw filmproject: "Ervaring is niet nodig"". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  4. Rosser, Michael (October 20, 2020). "The Match Factory boards Lukas Dhont's 'Close' for international sales (exclusive)". Screendaily. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  5. "Eurimages supports 49 co-productions". Cineuropa. June 29, 2021. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  6. Dalton, Ben (July 9, 2021). "'Girl' director Lukas Dhont sets cast, starts shooting new film 'Close' (exclusive)". Screendaily. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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