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Directed by | Dominic Savage |
Written by | Dominic Savage |
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Cinematography | Catherine Lutes |
Edited by | David Charap |
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Running time | 100 minutes [1] |
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Language | English |
Close to You is a 2023 drama film directed by Dominic Savage and starring Elliot Page, Hillary Baack, Peter Outerbridge, and Wendy Crewson. Savage and Page wrote the story together and both acted as producers.
The film premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, and is scheduled to be released on August 23, 2024.
Sam is heading back home for a family reunion and bumps into an old friend. [2]
Alongside Savage and Page, producers also include Krishnendu Majumdar and Richard Yee for their Me + You Productions banner and Daniel Bekerman and Chris Yurkovich, via Good Question Media. Financing comes from Kindred Spirit with Anita Gou and Sam Intili executive producing with Rolling Dice's Nia Vazirani, and Matt Jordan Smith of PageBoy Productions. [3] [4] The project included high levels of improvisation and Page told The Guardian the experience was "a highlight of my life as an actor." [5]
Shot by cinematographer Catherine Lutes, principal photography took place in Canada and wrapped by June 2023. [6]
The film had its premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, [7] and received a gala screening at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival. [8] In January 2024, Greenwich Entertainment acquired US distribution rights to the film. [9]
It is scheduled to be released in the United States on August 16, 2024, [10] and released in Canada (Mongrel Media) and the United Kingdom (Vertigo Releasing) a week later on August 23. [11] [12]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 44% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.2/10. [13]
Award / Film Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival | September 28, 2023 | Inspiring Voices and Perspectives | Dominic Savage | Won | [14] |
Calgary International Film Festival | September 25, 2023 | Special Jury Citation for Performance, International Narrative Feature Competition | Elliot Page | Won | [15] |
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