A film by Daphne Lucker
Netherlands 2025, 84 min
German premiere
Temporarily removed from her home, teenager Olivia would like nothing more than to return to her mother Selma. At the Girla crisis centre, she meets other young people who, like her, are carrying their wounds around with them. Gradually, this new living situation changes her perspective. Every time she goes home, she realises that her mother is not an average mother, but a moody, destructive influencer – a friend you would rather not have. Olivia is faced with an impossible decision: let herself be devoured or finally break free.
Vlam – Director: Daphne Lucker – Screenplay: Rosita Wolkers & Roelof Jan Minneboo – Cinematography: Stephan Polman – Editing: Fatih Tura – Music: Jens van der Meij – With Sophie Lindner, Thekla Reuten, Rifka Lodeizen, Tibor Lukács, Serenity Otte and others. – World Sales: Keplerfilm, keplerfilm.com
Daphne Lucker
The Dutch filmmaker Daphne Lucker (*1994) graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2018 with the short film Sisters, which was praised for its uncompromising form, originality, and autonomous storytelling. The film won nearly 40 awards and was screened at festivals around the world. She then completed a two-year program at the Fotoacademie in Amsterdam to further develop her visual style as an image-maker. Daphne creates stories that take place within the family sphere and seeks visually compelling, poetic, and physical ways to externalize her characters’ inner struggles. She directed the short television film Echo and is currently working on the short dance film Her Body and has released her debut film Flame.
