Fresh Fiction and Denton Record-Chronicle film critic Preston Barta (virtually) sat down with #CloseMovie director #LukasDhont to discuss #A24's best international feature #Oscar nominee. In the above interview, we discuss the theme of closeness throughout the film, how the actors were able to communicate so much even in the quietest of moments, and how the story may have shifted Dhont's view of life.

CLOSE opens in select theaters on 1/27.

NOTE: All images -- including the film's trailer and production stills -- come courtesy of @A24 . Fresh Fiction does not own the images.

Official Synopsis: Leo and Remi are two thirteen-year-old best friends, whose seemingly unbreakable bond is suddenly, tragically torn apart. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, Lukas Dhont's second film is an emotionally transformative and unforgettable portrait of the intersection of friendship and love, identity and independence, and heartbreak and healing.

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