

Cool Kids Don't Cry
2012-02-15 · 105 min · ★ 7.9
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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- Directors
- Dennis Bots
- Production companies
- Bijker Film, Rinkel Film, Living Stone, Dutch Filmworks, EO
- Countries
- Netherlands, Belgium
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Hanna ObbeekAkkie
Nils VerkooijenJoep
Bram FlickLaurens
Amin BelyandouzBrammetje
Eva van der GuchtMiss Ina
Loek PetersDoctor Mustache
Johanna ter SteegeAkkie's Mother
Reinout BussemakerAkkie's Father
Chris ComvaliusAfida
Xander StraatMaster Henk
Lieke van LexmondLouise
Hanna VerboomRebecca
Mattijn HarteminkVader Joep
Kaltoum BoufangachaMoeder Brammetje
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