Close is a heartbreaking 2022 Belgian drama film directed by Lukas Dhont that explores the intense, tender bond between two 13-year-old best friends and how societal expectations fracture their relationship.
Léo (Eden Dambrine)Intense and Sensitive: Highly expressive and deeply connected to Rémi in private, showing pure and uninhibited affection.Self-Conscious: Deeply concerned with peer perception and social conformity once teased at school.Defensive and Avoidant: Reacts to social pressure by distancing himself, joining ice hockey, and masking his inner turmoil with emotional rigidity and repressed guilt.Rémi (Gustav De Waele)Open-Hearted and Steady: Content, secure, and effortlessly affectionate in his bond with Léo without second-guessing external labels.Unfazed by Peers: More resilient to initial schoolyard murmurs, continuing to value the closeness of their bond.Vulnerable: Lacks Léo's defensive armor, making sudden emotional withdrawal devastatingly painful to process.
Release Date 2026.08.03 / Last Updated 2026.08.03