Julie Keeps Quiet

As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s 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…

Van Dijl’s sparing and impactful direction creates an atmosphere of quiet between scenes of intense training sessions and confrontations between Julie and those around her seeking information, giving us the space to read between the lines and draw our own conclusions. Entirely gripping, it features a really terrific performance from real-life tennis player and first-time actor Van den Broeck, who telegraphs Julie’s strength, fragility, stoicism and disquiet in her every move.