Film i Väst’s co-production Julie Keeps Quiet by Belgian director Leonardo van Dijl will screen during the Semaine de la Critique in Cannes. A drama revolving around a teenager’s passion for tennis while her coach is put under investgation. Produced by De Wereldvrede and co-produced by Hobab and Film i Väst. A part of the post production was made by Auditory and Tint in Region Västra Götaland.
Two of Film i Väst’s co-productions have previously been selected for the Official Competition at the Festival de Cannes: Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice and Magnus von Horn’s drama The Girl With The Needle. In addition, Norwegian director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel’s debut Armand has been selected to take part in Un Certain Regard.
Synopsis: 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…
Starring Tessa Van den Broeck (Julie), Ruth Becquart (Liesbeth), Koen De Bouw (Tom), Claire Bodson (Sofie), Laurent Caron (Jeremy).
Leonardo van Dijl is a writer and director based in Belgium. His latest short film Stephanie (2020) was selected for the Official Competition of Cannes, San Sebastian and TIFF as well as over 150 other film festivals where it received various national and international awards. Julie Keeps Quiet is his feature debut. It was co-written with Ruth Becquart.
Producer: De Wereldvrede, Gilles De Schryver, Gilles Coulier, Wouter Sap, Roxanne Sarkozi in co-production with Les Films du Fleuve, Delphine Tomson, Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Hobab, Nima Yousefi, and Film i Väst, Kristina Börjeson, Mikael Fellenius. In association with New Europe Film Sales: Executive producers: Jan Naszewski, Marcin Łuczaj; Blue Morning Pictures Executive producers: Federica Sainte-Rose, Florian Zeller; Paradiso Films, Executive producers Martien Uyttendaele, Olivier Mortagne, Dirk De Lille, Edgar Daarnhouwer; Proximus, Associate producer, Valérie Berlemont. Sales: New Europe Film Sales, Jan Naszewski. Supported by The Flemish Audiovisual Fund, the Centre du Cinema et de l’audiovisuel of the French community in Belgium, The Belgian Tax Shelter, Proximus, New Dawn, Film i Väst.
