Close to Me

Original Title: Muori di lei

Completed in: 2025

Synopsis:

Luca and Sara, a couple in their early forties, are forced to stay at home and deal with living together 24 hours a day due to the Covid lockdown. Luca is a teacher in crisis and is having a hard time with the fact that Sara is richer than him. Frustrations and dissatisfaction give way to a morbid interest that the man develops towards his new neighbor, Amanda. He spies on her and becomes a spectator of her life, but when his desire for her becomes an obsession, Luca decides to get closer. The consequences will be disastrous.

Director’s biography:

Born in Bra in 1972, Stefano Sardo is an Italian screenwriter. He co-created and showran the SKY series 1992–1994 and wrote the Italian In Treatment adaptation. His film credits include The Double Hour, The Invisible Boy and its sequel, and The Divine Ponytail. He contributed to films like Tatanka and series such as Il tredicesimo apostolo and Il Sistema, and served as head writer on Nemesis (Netflix), The Lions of Sicily (Disney+), and The Art of Joy (SKY). As a director, he made Slow Food Story (2013), debuted with With or Without You (2021), and released Close To Me (2025), sold in 20+ countries.

Production companies:

Nightswim: Nightswim was founded in Rome, Italy, in 2015. Its goal is to enhance talents and innovative languages, developing original narratives with a strong visual personality, without format preclusions. The production structure includes two partners: Stefano Sardo, story-editor, screenwriter and creative producer and Ines Vasiljević, a producer with long experience in Italy and abroad. Latest titles: The Holy Boy, Close to me, The First Child, Sorella di Clausura, God will not help, Our Father, My Killer Buddy.

Medusa Film: Established in 1995, Medusa Film has steadily placed itself at the top of the Italian film market: its results in every season since 2001 have consolidated its primacy and leadership. Medusa editorial line focuses on Italian productions from comedies to romantic and action films, by established authors as well as young directors, to whom Medusa pays special attention. Medusa Film is fully owend by R.T.I. SPA and subject to the coordination of Mediaset SPA.

IP Holder: Nightswim

Nightswim was founded in Rome, Italy, in 2015. Its goal is to enhance talents and innovative languages, developing original narratives with a strong visual personality, without format preclusions. The production structure includes two partners: Stefano Sardo, story-editor, screenwriter and creative producer and Ines Vasiljević, a producer with long experience in Italy and abroad. Latest titles: The Holy Boy, Close to me, The First Child, Sorella di Clausura, God will not help, Our Father, My Killer Buddy.