A new voice in Belgian cinema emerged earlier this year when the Cannes Critics’ Week section premiered Julie Keeps Quiet – the directorial debut by Leonardo Van Dijl who until that point had worked on docu, shorts and music vids. With some notably filkm fest premieres (namely TIFF) and a major push forward being his country’s Best International Feature Film selection, now Film Movement has landed the U.S. theatrical rights for what will be an early 2025 release. We think this could be among the first wave of films to make it to the final noms. We were at the Critics’ Week world premiere – see below.
Penned by van Dijl and Ruth Becquart, Tessa Van den Broeck stars 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…
