Cool Kids Don't Cry

Feb 15, 2012

1h 45m

★ 8.0

Overview

Adaptation of one of Benelux most famous children's novels. Tough prime school girl Akkie loves soccer and can be a real bully. Love is the only thing she's scared of. When Akkie is diagnosed with Leukemia, she has to fight for her life. On the verge of going to high school, Akkie has to allow love to enter her life, and thus gain courage to accept the inevitable.

Genres

Family

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Bijker Film

Rinkel Film

Living Stone

Dutch Filmworks

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Cast

Akkie

Hanna Obbeek

Joep

Nils Verkooijen

Elise

Fiona Livingston

Laurens

Bram Flick

Brammetje

Amin Belyandouz

Miss Ina

Eva van der Gucht

Doctor Mustache

Loek Peters

Akkie's Mother

Johanna ter Steege

Akkie's Father

Reinout Bussemaker

Afida

Chris Comvalius

Master Henk

Xander Straat

Frenklin

Bram van der Hooven

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