Close

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16 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 1, 1993

Vincent has recently become a father and is preparing the house for his newborn daughter's homecoming. His joy and excitement, however, turn into something darker when one of his neighbours (a sad, drunken man whose own children have recently thrown him out of the house) suggests a sordid future for both Vincent and his child. Something inside him snaps and he embarks on a pyschotic mission of 'close cleansing'. -Peter Mullan, Director "Close" is a short film on the darker side of fatherhood, of paternal love swerving dangerously down the wrong path. The mood is disturbing, violent and darkly comic.

Close

16 mins | Drama, Thriller | Jan. 1, 1993

Close
Vincent has recently become a father and is preparing the house for his newborn daughter's homecoming. His joy and excitement, however, turn into something darker when one of his neighbours (a sad, drunken man whose own children have recently thrown him out of the house) suggests a sordid future for both Vincent and his child. Something inside him snaps and he embarks on a pyschotic mission of 'close cleansing'. -Peter Mullan, Director "Close" is a short film on the darker side of fatherhood, of paternal love swerving dangerously down the wrong path. The mood is disturbing, violent and darkly comic.
Producers
Original title Close
Directors Peter Mullan
Writers Peter Mullan

Cast

Peter Mullan

as Vincent

Bob Carr

as Alex

Gary Lewis

as Fumigation Man

David McKay

as Davie

Maureen Carr

as Margaret

Andrew McKay

as Boy at door

Jim McKay

as Ian

Emily Winter

as Vincent's Wife

Campbell Soutar

as Policeman

Neill McCallum

as Policeman

Conor Strike

as Angel