'Close': The Oscar-Nominated Movie that Names the Threat in Our Sons' Lives

Lukas Dhont’s new film 'Close' is sparking a conversation about why we must protect and defend our sons and all our children’s powerful capacities for connection. 'This tenderness. We just…erase it.'

.” These are just a few examples of the vast body of research confirming how our young sons are systemically conditioned into lifetimes of isolation.Man Box culture

This surprisingly simple line of inquiry can open a Pandora’s box of self-reflection for men. After a lifetime of being told how men ‘typically’ experience feeling and emotion, the answer to the question ‘what do my closest friends mean to me?’ is lost to us.”has been nominated for the Oscar for best foreign film. It has already won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is sure-footed, masterful storytelling.

We are so unused to seeing the tender friendship of boys. You know, we are so unused to see a boy deeply admire his friend as he plays his musical instrument, because we don’t get those images usually. We get, you know, a little bit of fighting. We get jumping, taking shots at each other. We get all these, you know, visuals that we have copied, and we have seen for a long time and that are part of the canon of masculinity. But we rarely get the tenderness of it.

We made the film, I think as a reminder for maybe myself, but also for an audience about the absolute necessity and importance and desire for that authentic connection.Greene: If a caregiver of a young boy comes to see your film, is there anything you would hope they would take away?

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