Julie Keeps Quiet

Julie’s life, as the most promising talent at a prestigious tennis academy, revolves entirely around the sport she’s been devoted to since her early childhood. But everything changes when the shocking news of a young athlete’s suicide disrupts the club's routine at the club. Soon after, Julie’s coach becomes the focus of a police investigation and is immediately suspended from the academy. The incident pushes the other athletes to come forward and share their stories, but Julie chooses to remain silent. Leonardo van Dijl’s debut film, undoubtedly one of the standout entries at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, captures the overwhelming struggle of breaking the silence as a victim of abuse. Each scene is meticulously framed to reflect the heavy weight of unspoken trauma, while Julie’s silence reveals the depth of her inner scars. Featuring a subtle yet powerful performance by tennis player Tessa Van den Broeck, beautifully framed by Nikos Karakatsanis’s cinematography, Julie Keeps Quiet leaves a lasting impression, evoking the same raw emotional intensity as Never Rarely Sometimes Always.