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    Duration: 104 minutes
    Year: 2022

    Scheduled: Fri 24 Mar
    Showtime: 18:15
    Venue:
    The Gate Cinema - Screen 5

    Director: Lukas Dhont
    Producer: Dirk Impens, Michiel Dhont
    Screenwriter: Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens
    Main Cast: Eden Dambrine, Gustav de Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker
    Cinematographer: Frank van den Eeden
    Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands
    Language: French, Dutch
    Close | Cork International Film Festival

    Close

    104 mins
    Belgium, France, Netherlands
    Lukas Dhont
    LUX Audience Award
    Duration: 104 minutes
    Year: 2022

    Scheduled: Fri 24 Mar
    Showtime: 18:15
    Venue:
    The Gate Cinema - Screen 5

    Director: Lukas Dhont
    Producer: Dirk Impens, Michiel Dhont
    Screenwriter: Lukas Dhont, Angelo Tijssens
    Main Cast: Eden Dambrine, Gustav de Waele, Émilie Dequenne, Léa Drucker
    Cinematographer: Frank van den Eeden
    Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands
    Language: French, Dutch

    Close dir. Lukas Dhont


    The intense friendship between two thirteen-year-old boys, Leo and Remi, suddenly gets disrupted. Struggling to understand what has happened; Leo approaches Sophie, Remi’s mother. Close is a film about friendship and responsibility.


    © Menuet | Belgium, France, Netherlands | 104 min | 2022 | 15A


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    We are delighted to offer CIFF audiences a special 15% discount on every coffee in Priory Coffee Co. on North Main Street, next to The Gate Cinema. Simply present your LUX Audience Award or EFA Shorts ticket at the counter to apply the discount and enjoy 15% off any delicious cup of coffee throughout the CIFF European Film Weekend (24th - 26th March). Book your tickets now to avail of this deal.

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