Close Enemies

Name: Close Enemies
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2018-10-03
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Reda Kateb, Adel Bencherif, Sofiane Zermani, Sabrina Ouazani

2018·Movie·NR·111 min·★ 5.9(205)

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Driss and Manuel both grew up on the same council estate. An estate where the sense of belonging to your patch is much stronger than the sense of belonging to a country, a nation or a culture... Manuel has assimilated this belonging, and he has even benefited from it and built his life on it. Driss, meanwhile, has shunned it. They will both have to face up to the consequences of their decisions – because they will each have a price to pay…

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About Close Enemies

Close Enemies is a 2018 French-language drama and thriller film directed by David Oelhoffen. The cast is led by Matthias Schoenaerts, Reda Kateb, Adel Bencherif. It has a runtime of 1h 51m. Viewers rate it 5.9/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on France Channel Amazon Channel.

Close Enemies was produced by One World Films, Bac Films, and Versus Production and made in Belgium and France. It was released on October 3, 2018, and carries a NR certification.

Director: David Oelhoffen
Writers: David Oelhoffen, Jeanne Aptekman
Release date: October 3, 2018
OTT release: January 29, 2020
Original language: French
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: Belgium, France
Production: One World Films, Bac Films, Versus Production

Close Enemies cast & crew

Close Enemies was directed by David Oelhoffen and written by David Oelhoffen and Jeanne Aptekman.

The cast features Matthias Schoenaerts as Manuel Marco, Reda Kateb as Driss, captain of the narcotics squad, Adel Bencherif as Imrane Mogalia, aka 'Tonton', Sofiane Zermani as Fouad, Sabrina Ouazani as Mounia, Imrane's companion, and Gwendolyn Gourvenec as Manon, Manuel's ex-companion.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Superpoze, cinematography is by Guillaume Deffontaines, and it was produced by Marc du Pontavice.

Is Close Enemies worth watching?

Close Enemies holds an audience score of 5.9/10 from 205 ratings, a more divisive drama films.

At 1h 51m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and thriller, Close Enemies is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Close Enemies

In United States, you can stream Close Enemies on France Channel Amazon Channel. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on January 29, 2020.

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