Come Closer

After losing her younger brother Nati, Eden (Lia Elalouf) is overcome by grief. She tries everything she can to numb the pain, heading out clubbing and seeking ill-advised hook-ups with her (married, unavailable) lover. Stalking Nati’s old social media posts, Eden discovers he had a secret girlfriend – the sweet, shy Maya. Eden tracks Maya down, and the two form a fraught, passionate bond. Breakout performer Elalouf is electric as Eden, who emerges as a forcefully seductive, fascinatingly imperfect character. Winner of the Viewpoints Award at Tribeca for boundary-pushing cinema, Come Closer is a complex and authentic portrait of grief, based on debut director Tom Nesher’s own experience of losing her brother.

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