Vlam
A fiercely attached teenager navigates the volatile distance between a crisis center and the mother she cannot stop fighting to reach.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- turbulent
- intimate
- raw
- reflective evening
- social drama night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Olivia urgently wants to return to Selma even as their relationship is marked by endless, fierce arguments.
Olivia finds herself navigating the turbulent social world of crisis center Gir after being removed from her home.
The crisis-center world is explicitly described as turbulent and colourful, connecting visual energy with Olivia's unsettled inner life.
Olivia searches for her place among the residents and people surrounding the crisis center while longing for home.
Films like Vlam, and why
Fish Tank
Both are intimate coming-of-age dramas about volatile parent-child relationships, adolescent vulnerability, and searching for belonging within difficult social circumstances.
Girlhood
Both combine adolescent alienation, family conflict, and emotionally raw social realism with a strong central teenage performance.
The Selfish Giant
Both are compassionate youth dramas centered on troubled home lives, institutional support systems, and the possibility of emotional connection.
Movie Details
- Director
- Daphne Lucker
- Release Date
- 2025-03-18
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (3)
Cast
- Sophie Lindner
- Thekla Reuten
- Rifka Lodeizen
- Jashayra Oehlers
- Tibor Lukács
- Mila ter Metz
- Serenity Otte
- Maartje van Tol
- Eslem Yildiz
- Rania Luxiana
Common questions
- What is Vlam about?
- A fiercely attached teenager navigates the volatile distance between a crisis center and the mother she cannot stop fighting to reach.
- What is Vlam like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Vlam as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Vlam violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Vlam.
- Which films are like Vlam?
- Films with a similar feel include Fish Tank, Girlhood, and The Selfish Giant.
- How long is Vlam?
- Vlam runs 84 minutes.
