BEST OF THE FEST: COME CLOSER | קרוב אלי

Ophir Award Winner

BEST OF THE FEST: COME CLOSER | קרוב אלי

Dir. Tom Nesher102 min2024

best-of-the-fest

Dir: Tom Nesher

102 min

2024

The only person that Eden (20) loves unconditionally is Nati, her younger brother. On his 17th birthday, Nati plans to spend a romantic evening with his secret girlfriend, Maya. But when he returns home from school, he is kidnapped by his sister and friends for a surprise party at the beach. When everyone goes to sleep, drunken Nati tries to get to Maya, and then… he is hit by a car. Losing the person dearest to her, Eden embarks on an obsessive journey to discover her brother’s secret lover. Once the two grieving young women meet, a complex, sensual, and dangerous relationship develops. Together, they will learn that death may be the end of life, but not the end of love.

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Director
Tom Nesher
Born in Los Angeles in 1996, Tom Nesher is an accomplished journalist and filmmaker. She is a graduate of the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School's screenwriting program. Her four award-winning short films were screened in the Jerusalem Film Festival, Tel Aviv’s LGBT Film Festival, and in festivals around the world. Currently Nesher is also engaged in directing music videos for some of Israel’s most successful artists.