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In the second half, adults constantly try to help Léo—psychologists, parents, coaches. But language fails. No one knows how to say, "You feel guilty because you think your rejection killed your best friend." The film visualizes this isolation by shooting Léo in wide, empty spaces. He is surrounded by people but utterly alone.

For a while, the film invites us into a world where this closeness is the status quo. There is no shame in their affection. They are free in a way that only children can be, unburdened by the performative masculinity that awaits them just around the corner. Movie Close 2022

★★★★½ (4.5/5) Where to watch: Streaming on MUBI, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime (subject to regional availability). In the second half, adults constantly try to

We watch Léo, at last, break. He falls into his mother’s arms. The sound he makes is not a word. It is a wounded animal. And in that sound is every boy who was told to “man up.” Every friendship that died from a whisper. Every love that was never named. He is surrounded by people but utterly alone

While Rémi remains largely unbothered by external perceptions, Léo becomes hyper-aware of the "hateful world" around them. To conform to rigid codes of masculinity, Léo begins a series of subtle but painful betrayals: