Story
Julie is a star player at an elite tennis academy. When her coach is investigated and suddenly suspended, all the players at the club are encouraged to speak out. But Julie chooses to keep quiet. Belgium’s official submission for the “Best International Feature Film” category at the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.. This is truly a small masterpiece, executed to perfection. Cinematography, acting, editing, setting and the sparse use of music, everything fits together perfectly. It feels natural, revealing how much love and effort has been put into it. There is a natural blend of Flemish and French unseen in Belgian cinema. But that is exactly how children in the wealthy communities around Brussels speak. And yes, don’t they all struggle with German? This film is so delicate that even the verb in the title throws it off balance. Simply “Julie” would be enough. And yet, every bounce of the tennis ball feels like dynamite straight out of Clouzot’s “Les Wages de la Fright”.