Some Might Call This Film Dealing With Issues of Adolescence Too ‘Close’
The winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes, ‘Close’ is so emotionally acute, it’s like watching a small heart cave in and shut out everyone.

The first years of adolescence can be brutal: new schools to navigate, social pressures increasing, hormone levels surging, to name but a few burdens. If one adds guilt and shame to the list, then trauma can even extend for years into adulthood. A new Belgian movie, “Close,” deals compassionately with this time period and its attendant anxieties.
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