Cool Kids Don't Cry

Cool Kids Don't Cry

Cool Kids Don't Cry

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Cool Kids Don't Cry

2012

1h 45m

7.9(288 votes)

Family

Romance

Drama

Overview

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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Rinkel Film

Dutch Filmworks

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Hanna Obbeek

Hanna Obbeek

Akkie

Nils Verkooijen

Nils Verkooijen

Joep

Fiona Livingston

Elise

Bram Flick

Bram Flick

Laurens

Amin Belyandouz

Amin Belyandouz

Brammetje

Eva van der Gucht

Eva van der Gucht

Miss Ina

Loek Peters

Loek Peters

Doctor Mustache

Johanna ter Steege

Johanna ter Steege

Akkie's Mother

Reinout Bussemaker

Reinout Bussemaker

Akkie's Father

Chris Comvalius

Chris Comvalius

Afida

Creative team

Directed by: Dennis Bots
Written by: Jacques Vriens
Karen van Holst Pellekaan
Produced by: Reinier Selen
David-Jan Bijker

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