By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4 cats
Director: Leonardo Van Dijl
Starring: Alyssa Lorette | Grace Biot | Luca de Maar | Noah Lecloux | Tessa Van den Broeck
Original language title: Julie zwijgt
Year: 2025
Running time: 100
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27804164
Diane says: “This Belgian film, a very quiet counterpart to 2020’s SLALOM, is about an athlete pushed hard by a coach where boundaries may not be respected. Julie (Tessa Van den Broeck) is an exceptional tennis player, on scholarship at the local club. There’s a lot of tennis, and we get the sense that Julie’s greatest opponent is herself. Although I got lost a couple times–the film is very circumspect–I appreciate its muted tone, Van den Broeck’s perf, and the lighting. 4 cats.”