故事发生在1880年的澳大利亚,警察和黑帮之间的关系已经降到了冰点,所有人都知道,事态再照这样发展下去,一场恶斗在所难免。土匪阿瑟(丹尼·休斯顿 Danny Huston 饰)的举动让事件向更糟的方向发展而去,他在小镇居民霍普金斯家展开了一场血腥残暴的大屠杀后逃之夭夭。
看到兄弟已然丧失了理智,查尔斯(盖·皮尔斯 Guy Pearce 饰)决定带着麦克(理查德·威尔森 Richard Wilson 饰)远走高飞。在关键时刻,斯坦利警长(雷·温斯顿 Ray Winstone 饰)制服了查尔斯,绑架了麦克,他以麦克的性命为筹码,要求查尔斯杀掉丧心病狂的阿瑟。两边都是手足情深的兄弟,查尔斯陷入了艰难的抉择之中。
“Close to Me talks about a ‘man who watches’. Luca [Riccardo Scamarcio] is married to Sara [Maria Chiara Giannetta], a woman who’s richer than he is and who recently turned 40 years old. He is a crisis-riddled teacher who, during the lockdown, ends up being a spectator, watching the life of Amanda (Mariela Garriga), his new neighbour. He decides to bridge the gap that separates them, with disastrous consequences.
A series of events, apparently casual, lead Silvia Monteferrante to suspect that there was something else behind the accidental death of her ex-husband.