Belgian film Close, about teen male friendship, wins Sydney Film Festival's top prize - ABC News

Close, by Belgian director Lukas Dhont, explores a powerful, intimate bond between two 13-year-old boys that is shattered by the transition to high school.

Belgian director Lukas Dhont has won Sydney Film Festival's $60,000 Sydney Film Prize for "audacious, cutting-edge and courageous" film for his queer teen tragedy Close, about a powerful friendship b… [+6921 chars]

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