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Close to Me

Name: Close to Me
Director: Stefano Sardo
Released: 2025
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

5.2/10

Fair

2025

Director

Stefano Sardo

Runtime

103 minutes

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Close to Me serves as a psychological character study that stands out by subverting traditional gender roles. It centers on a male lead facing personal instability and identity crises, thereby moving away from conventional gender power dynamics. However, the film's social representation is narrow. It primarily focuses on a Western European perspective, offering little visibility for LGBTQ+ identities or significant racial diversity within the main cast and setting. Overall, the film provides a nuanced exploration of social and familial instability, yet it does not offer a broad range of diverse identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Close to Me have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on a heterosexual relationship crisis and does not include any visible queer characters or non-straight identities.

How does Close to Me portray gender?

Fair

The movie presents a male protagonist who is passive rather than dominant, challenging traditional gender roles. Wealth differences between the main characters further complicate the usual provider stereotype.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Close to Me?

Fair

The cast includes actors of various ethnicities, such as Mariela Garriga, but the story remains rooted in a Western European context without significant racial mixing.

How does Close to Me represent religion and culture?

Good

The storyline examines the collapse of traditional family structures and social norms, emphasizing the fragility of established domestic life during a lockdown.

Does Close to Me include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities mentioned in the cast or plot summary.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional gender roles by featuring a passive, unstable male protagonist.
Examines the breakdown of the nuclear family and traditional domestic stability.
Highlights the fragility of social structures through a lockdown setting.

Limited or Absent

Does not feature any visible LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight identities.
Focuses mainly on a Western European social framework.
Includes no characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Luca is a forty-year-old teacher experiencing a relationship crisis with his wife, Sara, who is much wealthier than him. During the lockdown, Luca finds himself a bystander in the life of his new neighbor, Amanda, and decides to bridge the distance between them, with disastrous consequences.

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