Movie

Kevlar Soul

2025 · 102 min

A heavy, slow-burning study of brotherhood and neglect that immerses you in its grim atmosphere and leaves a lingering ache.

Overview: Brothers Alex and Robin live in miserable conditions with their violent and severely alcoholic father. 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.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, coming-of-age, addiction, isolation
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
addiction
isolation
betrayal
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild