MUBI Buys Lukas Dhont’s ‘Close’ for Select Markets Ahead of Cannes World Premiere
variety.comManori Ravindran International EditorGlobal streamer and distributor MUBI has struck again, this time snapping up select markets for Lukas Dhont’s keenly anticipated “Close.”MUBI has acquired the U.K., Ireland, Latin America, Turkey and India.The film stars Lea Drucker, Émilie Dequenne, Kevin Janssens and newcomers Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele. “Close” will receive its world premiere on Thursday at the festival, where it’s playing in competition.The film will be released theatrically followed by an exclusive MUBI streaming release.“Girl,” Dhont’s debut feature film, won the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 2018.
The film also won the festivals’ Queer Palm, Fipresci Prize and Un Certain Regard best performance award for Victor Polster. “Girl” also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film and won prizes at San Sebastian, Zurich and Best First Feature Film at the BFI London Film Festival.
The film is produced by Dirk Impens and Michiel Dhont for Menuet (BE) and co-produced by Diaphana (FR), Topkapi Films (NL) and Versus Productions (BE).Here’s an official description for the film: “The intense friendship between two 13-year old boys Leo and Remi suddenly gets disrupted.
Struggling to understand what has happened, Léo approaches Sophie, Rémi’s mother.”The Match Factory is handling international sales and negotiated the deal with MUBI.
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