Cool Kids Don't Cry

Cool Kids Don't Cry

2012 · 105 min · NL · 8.0 (251 votes)
Dir. Dennis Bots · Starring Hanna Obbeek, Nils Verkooijen, Fiona Livingston, Bram Flick, Amin Belyandouz, Eva van der Gucht
FamilyRomanceDrama

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.

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This film is a tender and bittersweet look at first love and facing mortality. It balances the harsh realities of illness with the hopeful spirit of youth, making for an emotional and ultimately uplifting experience.

heartbreakingupliftingbittersweettendersteadycoming-of-age dramateen romancerealisticlovelosscourageadolescence
high schoolleukemiateenage romance
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