Official US Trailer for ‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ Tennis Thriller from Belgium

Official US Trailer for ‘Julie Keeps Quiet’ Tennis Thriller from Belgium

by Alex Billington
February 28, 2025
Source: YouTube

“I just need to concentrate on school and tennis.” Film Movement has unveiled an official US trailer for an acclaimed indie film titled Julie Keeps Quiet, a Belgian thriller about a star tennis player. This premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Critics Week sidebar, then played at the Karlovy Vary, Melbourne, Vancouver, and Toronto Film Festivals last year. As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach is suddenly suspended following the suicide of one of his female protégées, all the players at the academy are encouraged to speak up about their experiences with him. Julie, however, decides to keep tranquil. Executive produced by tennis champion Naomi Osaka, the film is a “tense, taut, artfully hushed debut feature” by Belgian writer-director Leonardo van Dijl. Led by newcomer Tessa Van den Broeck whose key performance “embodies the different ways trauma is internalized, Julie Keeps Quiet respectfully and empathetically examines why some victims choose to remain silent.” Also starring Ruth Becquart, Koen De Bouw, Claire Bodson, and Laurent Caron. With original music by Caroline Shaw. Yep this looks fantastic, and has plenty of great reviews to back it up. Check it out below.

Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Leonardo Van Dijl’s Julie Keeps Quiet, direct from YouTube:

As the star player at an elite youth tennis academy, Julie’s (with Tessa Van den Broeck in the lead role) life revolves around the game she loves. She trains challenging, pausing only for class or physical therapy before returning to the gym fixated on making it into the Belgian Tennis Federation. When her coach Jérémy (Laurent Caron) is suddenly suspended following the suicide of one of his female protégées, all the players at the academy are encouraged to speak up about their experiences with him. Julie, however, decides to keep tranquil. Despite sturdy suspicions from those around her that Julie’s relationship with Jérémy was inappropriate at best, her persistent silence begins to speak volumes. Confused and full of anxiety, all the pressure she channeled towards training shifts inward, affecting her confidence, her focus, and her game.

Julie Keeps Quiet, also known as Julie Zwijgt in Dutch, is directed by up-and-coming Belgian filmmaker Leonardo Van Dijl, making his feature directorial debut after a few other miniature films. The screenplay is written by Ruth Becquart and Leonardo Van Dijl. Produced by De Wereldvrede (Gilles De Schryver, Gilles Coulier, Wouter Sap, Roxanne Sarkozi). This first premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Critics Week sidebar last year. It already opened in Belgium in the fall. Film Movement will debut Julie Keeps Quiet in select US theaters starting March 28th, 2025 coming soon. For even more info, visit their official site.

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