Everyone at an exclusive Belgian tennis academy is shocked when its demanding head coach, Jeremy, is suspended pending a misconduct investigation into the suicide of a former star pupil. All eyes turn to Jeremy’s current favourite, Julie. Brimming with athletic promise, she’s been working closely with Jeremy, and he’s still texting her every day. But rather than talk to investigators, this tough and focused teenager chooses to process her emotional upheaval on her own. Aware that this moment could make or break her whole career, she’s not about to let anyone else seize the advantage.
“It’s a film about silence. I approached the movie with the idea that silence is universal, and we all somehow have silences in us. I use the word “silence”, not “secrets”. Silence can be things that you don’t want to talk about, that you don’t know how to talk about, that you would like to talk about but can’t, or that you’re not able to talk about. I felt the question of silence was the right angle to tell my story, and to talk about the world we live in.” (Leonardo Van Dijl)