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Greenwich Entertainment Acquires ‘Come Closer’, Israel’s Oscar Entry For Best International Feature


Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to Come Closer; Israel’s entry to the Best International Feature Oscar race

From director Tom Nesher and based loosely on incidents from her own life, the film recounts the sometimes twisted, sometimes comic and surprising aftermath that followed her young brother’s death. Written and directed by Tom Nesher and also starring Netta Garti, Jacob Zada Daniel, Shlomi Shaban, Ido Tako, Ofek Pesach, and Yael Shoshana Cohen, the film is produced by Haim Mecklberg, Estee Yacov-Mecklberg, Domenico Procacci, Laura Paolucci, Moshe and Leon Edery, Anthony Bregman, Oren and Omer Rogovin, Omri and Karni Bezalel, & Tomer Mecklberg. Says Ed Arentz, Co-President of Greenwich Entertainment, “We’re so pleased to release Tom Nesher’s preternaturally assured debut that mines her own personal trauma to forge a deeply affecting and relatable tale of flaming youth confronting sudden loss and unexpected connection.

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