Close is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Vicky Jewson.
Official trailers
Netflix on Thursday, January 03, 2019 released the trailer:
Close | Official Trailer | Netflix.
Story intro
Whilst in South Sudan on a routine mission, close protection officer Sam Carlson saves two journalists she is protecting, when their vehicle is attacked by local insurgents. Zoe Tanner, the troubled child and heir of recently deceased business tycoon Eric Tanner, discovers she has been left all of her father's shares in his company, Hassine Mining. This shocks and angers her stepmother, Rima Hassine, whose family founded the company and who has taken over Eric's position as CEO. Having succeeded in negotiating a billion dollar deal for phosphate mining in Zambia, Rima demands that Zoe accompany her to the family house in Morocco whilst she completes the deal. Rima hires Sam to act as Zoe's bodyguard for the trip, as her previous male bodyguard was fired for having sex with Zoe. Upon arriving at the family's fortified kasbah, Zoe demands that Sam remain for the full-time she has been paid and stay the night. Later that evening, the safehouse's security system is breached, locking the property down and trapping its inhabitants. The intruders kill multiple members of the security team. The heavily armed intruders make their way to Zoe's room and kill the head of security, Alik, en route. Zoe escapes with Sam, and they are picked up by responding police officers. Although the officers assure them they are being taken to a police station, Zoe (who speaks Arabic) overhears them discussing a private address and money. Sam fights and disarms the officers, but Zoe ends up shooting one of them with Sam's sidearm. The two escape on foot into Casablanca and take refuge in a hotel. News of the incident causes share prices in Hassine Mining to drop considerably, potentially enabling their competitor Sikong to steal the deal.
Cast
- Noomi Rapace
- Sam Carlson, a close protection officer (CPO) assigned to protect Zoe
- Sophie Nélisse
- Zoe Tanner, the heiress to Hassine Mining and Rima's stepdaughter
- Eoin Macken
- Conall Sinclair, Sam's superior and friend
- Indira Varma
- Rima Hassine, the CEO of Hassine Mining and Zoe's stepmother
- Akin Gazi
- Alik, the head of security for Hassine Mining
- Mansour Badri
- Damari, a corrupt senior Morocco National Police officer
- Abdesslam Bouhssini
- Zuberi, a Morocco National Police detective working for Rima
- George Georgiou
- Nabil, the leader of a group of mercenaries
- Kevin Shen
- Watt Li, the Deputy CEO of Sikong Mining
- Mimi Keene
- Claire
About
Principal photography began in August 2017, and filming took place at Pinewood and on location in London, Casablanca, and Marrakesh.
The film Close was scheduled to be released on January 18, 2019 by Netflix and EuroVideo.
Rating
Close got average rating from critics. The audience dislikes the film either.
External links
Wikipedia: Close (film)