JULIE KEEPS QUIET

As the star player at an elite Belgian tennis academy, Julie’s (Tessa Van de Broeck) life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club's players are encouraged to speak up—but Julie decides to keep quiet. In his feature debut, Leonardo Van Dijl deftly crafts a tense and probing exploration of a teenage girl struggling with gender and power dynamics on and off the tennis court. Winner of a screenwriting prize at Cannes’ Critic Week, JULIE KEEPS QUIET is a masterclass in restraint, revealing just enough to depict Julie’s sometimes painful silence as a potentially vital means of survival.