| Julie Keeps Quiet | |
| Director: | Leonardo Van Dijl |
| Music: | Caroline Shaw |
| Cinematography: | Nicolas Karakatsanis |
| Editing: | Bert Jacobs |
| Distributor: | Paradiso Films |
| Runtime: | 97 minutes[1] |
Julie Keeps Quiet (nl|Julie zwijgt) is a 2024 psychological drama film, directed by Leonardo Van Dijl (in his directorial debut) and written by Van Dijl and Ruth Becquart. It stars Tessa Van den Broeck, Ruth Becquart, Koen De Bouw, Claire Bodson and Laurent Caron.
It had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Critics' Week section on 18 May 2024, where it won the Gan Foundation Award for Distribution and SACD Award.[2] The film was chosen as the Belgian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.[3]
At an elite tennis academy, star player, Julie's tennis coach falls under investigation and is suspended, all of the team players are encouraged to speak up, she remains quiet.[4]
In March 2023, it was announced Leonardo Van Dijl would direct the film, from a screenplay he wrote alongside Ruth Becquart, with Les Films du Fleuve set to produce.[5] The Dardenne brothers serve as co-producers, while Florian Zeller and Naomi Osaka serve as an executive producers under their Blue Morning Pictures and Hana Kuma banners, respectively.[6] [7]
It had its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the Critics' Week section on 18 May 2024.[8] [9]