Julia's Secret
1987, Dutch. Directed by Hans Hylkema.
The Turkish girl Arzu, a student at a Dutch high school, is chosen to play the role of Juliet in a school-organized theatrical performance of 'Romeo and Juliet'. She becomes deeply obsessed with the role, seeing parallels with her own life. Her parents intend to arrange her marriage to a boy from Turkey whom she has never met. With the rehearsals, Arzu begins to lead a nerve-wracking double life. Her family knows nothing about her theatrical activities, and when her father finally finds out, he pulls her out of school and advances the wedding date of his daughter. However, the school officials manage to convince her parents to let Arzu play her role. The father watches the premiere with mixed feelings and sees himself reflected in the metaphorical mirror...
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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Cast & crew
- Hans HylkemaDirector
- Funda MüjdeArzu Sülün / Julia
- Nahit GüvendiIbrahim Sülün
- Nigar CankurNuran Sülün
- Vedat GültekinErdal Sülün
- Yavuz TuncerHasan Sülün
- Özdemir SuverenGrootvader Sülün
- Ceylan UtluRamazan
- Mehmet DagVader Ramazan
- Ahmet DayanDuitse neef
- Mustafa LafatanOpdrachtgever
- Casper de BoerKarst / Romeo
- Andreas VossAnnemiek, voedster
Details
- Released
- 24 September 1987
- Original title
- Julia's geheim
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Hans Hylkema
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Julia's Secret runs 103 minutes (1h 43m).
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Julia's Secret isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 September 1987. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Julia's Secret?
Julia's Secret (1987) was directed by Hans Hylkema and stars Funda Müjde, Nahit Güvendi, Nigar Cankur.