Close – Watch the trailer for Lukas Dhont’s new coming-of-age film

MUBI, the global distributor, streaming service and production company has released the new trailer for Lukas Dhont’s emotive and beautifully moving feature Close, which will open theatrically in the UK and Ireland on 3 March 2023 and will stream exclusively on MUBI from 21 April 2023.

CLOSE is an elegant, poetic and empathetic study of youth from acclaimed writer-director Lukas Dhont. 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. With incredible performances from newcomers Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele, Dhont’s evocative second film is a profoundly moving coming of age story that will have an enduring impact.

Close won the Grand Prix at last year’s Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year’s 95th Academy Awards®. The film also received nominations for Best Motion Picture – Non English Language at the 2023 Golden Globes, Best Foreign Language Film at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards and Best European Film, Director, Actor and Screenwriter at the 2022 European Film Awards.

Close hits cinemas in the UK and Ireland on 3rd March 2023 and on Mubi from 21st April 2023.