Vlam
Cinema Forum Groningen
Nieuwe Markt 1, 9712KN Groningen GroningenDaphne Lucker's energetic debut, written by Rosita Wolkers, about friendship, complex family ties and daring to let go.
Olivia (Sophie Lindner) and her mother (Thekla Reuten) have a stubborn bond: intense, unpredictable, but inseparable. After a heated confrontation, Olivia is removed from her home and ends up in emergency shelter. There she encounters other young people who, like her, carry their wounds with them, and gradually this new living situation tilts her perspective. Every time she goes home, she sees that her mother is not an average parent, but an erratic, destructive influence - a friend you'd rather not have. Olivia is faced with an impossible choice: let herself be swallowed up or finally break free.