Cannes Film Festival 2024, Toronto International Film Festival 2024, BFI London Film Festival 2024, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024
Julie, a highly promising 15-year-old player at a tennis academy, nervously faces changes in her training program after her longtime coach is put on leave. The reason: allegations about his relationship with a former player who has recently committed suicide. Despite mounting pressure on Julie to share her own experience with her mentor, the taciturn teen directs her focus where she’s always been conditioned to: her game. Yet, whether Julie acknowledges it or not, the unfolding crisis gradually compels her to emerge from the isolation that’s been imposed on her.
Leonardo van Dijl is a writer-director based in Belgium. He’s directed the short films Get Ripped (2014), Umpire (2015), and the Festival selection Stephanie (2020). Julie Keeps Quiet is his feature debut.
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