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Cool Kids Don't Cry

Achtste Groepers Huilen Niet

2012 · 1h 45m · Drama, Family, Romance · Netherlands, Belgium · Rated 6 (DE)

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.

Directed by
Dennis Bots
Written by
Karen van Holst Pellekaan, Jacques Vriens
Starring
Hanna Obbeek, Nils Verkooijen, Fiona Livingston, Bram Flick
7.5Smart score

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Amazon Video: available in 2 countries
Rent or buy · 2Belgium, Netherlands

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cancerfootball (soccer) playerhigh schoolleukemiatearjerkerteenage romanceterminal cancer
Rating6 (DE)

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