Kevlar Soul

Kevlar Soul

101 mins | Drama

Brothers Alex and Robin live in miserable conditions with their violent and severely alcoholic father (Torkel Petersson). In an effort to make life bearable, Alex tries to keep his father in a good mood while taking on a parental role for his younger brother, who is aggressive and unruly. When Alex falls for Ines and travels with her to Berlin, the brothers begin to drift apart, and disaster soon becomes inevitable. A finely drawn portrait of brotherhood where an older sibling is forced to step into the shoes of absent parents far too soon, in a genre that echoes the cinematic worlds of Andrea Arnold and the Dardenne brothers.

Kevlar Soul

101 mins | Drama

Kevlar Soul
Brothers Alex and Robin live in miserable conditions with their violent and severely alcoholic father (Torkel Petersson). In an effort to make life bearable, Alex tries to keep his father in a good mood while taking on a parental role for his younger brother, who is aggressive and unruly. When Alex falls for Ines and travels with her to Berlin, the brothers begin to drift apart, and disaster soon becomes inevitable. A finely drawn portrait of brotherhood where an older sibling is forced to step into the shoes of absent parents far too soon, in a genre that echoes the cinematic worlds of Andrea Arnold and the Dardenne brothers.
Producers
Original title Kevlarsjäl
Directors Maria Eriksson-Hecht
Writers Pelle Rådström, Maria Eriksson-Hecht

Cast

Maria Sundbom Lörelius

as Ines Mamma

Tyrone Michele

as Nabil

Hans Olav Brenner

as Ines Pappa

Josef Kersh

as Alex

Juan Rodríguez

as Jorge

Rio Svensson

as Robin

Adja Sise

as Ines

Idun Djupsjö

as Ines lillasyster

Lezan Amen

as Zaki