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Close to Leo

Close to Leo

When are we old enough to know the truth?

20026.21h 28m

Overview

When 21 year-old Leo, the oldest of four brothers, announces to his rural French family that he's HIV positive, his family quickly rallies around him. Leo travels to Paris with his youngst brother Marcel for treatment. When Leo tries to push his brother away to protect him, the love and loyalty of the two brothers is tested.

Directed by Christophe Honoré
Written by Diastème, Christophe Honoré
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Top Cast

Yaniss Lespert

Yaniss Lespert

Marcel

Pierre Mignard

Pierre Mignard

Léo

Marie Bunel

Marie Bunel

Mother

Rodolphe Pauly

Rodolphe Pauly

Tristan

Jérémie Lippmann

Jérémie Lippmann

Pierrot

Dominic Gould

Dominic Gould

Father

Joana Preiss

Joana Preiss

Yvan's Mother

L

Louis Gonzales

Yvan

Julien Honoré

Julien Honoré

Alex Beaupain

Alex Beaupain

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Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipbased on novel or bookloss of loved onehiv哥哥弟弟兄弟之间的爱

About Close to Leo

Close to Leo is a drama, family, tv movie film released in 2002 exploring themes of sibling relationship, based on novel or book, loss of loved one, hiv, 哥哥, 弟弟. Directed by Christophe Honoré, it stars Yaniss Lespert, Pierre Mignard, Marie Bunel. When 21 year-old Leo, the oldest of four brothers, announces to his rural French family that he's HIV positive, his family quickly rallies around him. Leo travels to Paris with his youngst brother Marcel for treatment. When Leo tries to push his brother away to protect him, the love and loyalty of the two brothers is tested.

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