Having received a recommendation on “Julie Keeps Quiet” for one of our society’s sponsored films, I did some research to find out how realistic a film like this could be. I was intrigued and cautious about the subject matter. I am an avid tennis player and have played tournaments both in my birth country (South Africa) and across Canada. There have been several cases in both the amateur and professional tennis world that I have been aware of and of course in other sports, about coaching abuse. I also wanted to make sure that the tennis was realistic and not just actors. I discovered that actress Tessa Van Den Broek who plays Julie has a ranking in Belgium. This is her Instagram Statement "Tennis is what I do and is part of who I am." #tennis. This is her first acting role and the tennis scenes of her and the other students are both natural and very realistic. Mostly practice sessions and one or two matches. I managed to entice, some of my tennis buddies, who are not regular film goers to see the film: They all enjoyed it! Van Dijl was extremely careful to keep the scenes realist and not overdo the drama situation, while focusing on Julie and why she keeps quiet. One finds out quite shortly after the coach is suspended, that Julie, as the new star player, may have experienced similar issues with the coach, who is under investigation, as his former star pupil had committed suicide. Julie continues to work on her tennis skills with the new coach and is the focus of the attention of the other students, as well as the prestige tennis centre’s board, and her parents. Yet she keeps quiet and tries to focus on some injuries and preparation for an upcoming major tournament. The natural pace of the film and Julie’s discipline just add to the suspense of where this is heading and how it will end. Naomi Osaka and her longtime agent and business partner Stuart Duguid are behind Hana Kuma, an Emmy Award-nominated creative house, and will serve as executive producers on the film. The film is Belgium’s entry to the Oscars and the film has been picked up by Film Movement in North America, so it should make its way to Vancouver.