Close (2022)

"Lukas Dhont presents a profoundly felt portrait of two inseparable friends, until a manipulative midway twist shatters the spell."

"It’s hard to shake the feeling that Close takes the easy way out. It’s all the more unfortunate because the first section of this story is told with such entrancing precision."

"There’s no doubting the force of this drenchingly sad story."

"A picture which is intimate in scope but which packs a considerable emotional wallop."

"A quiet gem of a film..."

"Overwhelmingly sad and tender..."

"Heart-crushing but emotionally rich..."

"(I) found clear-eyed tenderness in this portrayal of playground love and grief that comes on like a sudden summer thunderstorm."