• Director(s)

    Dominic Savage

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    30/08/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    99m

  • Cast

    Elliot Page, Hillary Baack, Wendy Crewson

Film

Close To You

strong language

A trans man returns to his hometown for the first time in years where he must reckon with family, a first love and his new sense of self in this raw Canadian-British drama, which explores the complexities of gender identity.…

A trans man returns to his hometown for the first time in years where he must reckon with family, a first love and his new sense of self in this raw Canadian-British drama, which explores the complexities of gender identity.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

language

sex

discrimination

drugs

theme

violence

threat and horror

sexual violence and sexual threat

  • Director(s)

    Dominic Savage

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Release date

    30/08/2024

  • Genre(s)

    Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    99m

  • Cast

    Elliot Page, Hillary Baack, Wendy Crewson

strong language
Classified Date:
22/08/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), which is accompanied by moderate ('slut') and milder terms ('shit', 'butt', 'hell', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'damn'). The term 'queer' is used in a reclaimed context.
sex
There are verbal references to casual dating and sex. A scene establishes sex between a couple, but with limited detail.
discrimination
A man provokes a trans family member, which leads to arguments and emotional scenes. Transphobia is condemned by the film. A trans man engages in emotional conversations with friends and family, who are coming to terms with his new identity, and describes not feeling seen by others before as his transition.
drugs
A woman drops a liquid substance into a glass of water.
theme
There are allusions to a person's past struggles with their gender identity, which includes references to suicide.
Classified Date:
12/08/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Vertigo Releasing Ltd

  • Classified date

    22/08/2024

  • Language

    English