COOL KIDS DON'T CRY
by Dennis Bots
synopsis
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.
| international title: | Cool Kids Don't Cry |
| original title: | Achtste-groepers huilen niet |
| country: | Netherlands |
| year: | 2011 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Dennis Bots |
| film run: | 95' |
| release date: | BE 15/02/2012, NL 15/02/2012 |
| screenplay: | Karin van Holst Pellekaan |
| cast: | Hanna Obbeek, Nils Verkooijen, Johanna ter Steege, Eva van der Gucht, Hanna Verboom |
| cinematography by: | Gerd Schelfhout |
| film editing: | Philippe Ravoet |
| art director: | Florian Legters |
| costumes designer: | Margriet Procee |
| music: | Johan Hoogewijs |
| producer: | Michiel Bartels, David-Jan Bijker, Martin Dewitte, Jacomijn Nijhoff, Reinier Selen, Harro van Staverden |
| production: | Rinkel Film B.V., Bijker Productions, Living Stone, Evangelische Omroep (EO) |
| distributor: | Dutch FilmWorks, Kinepolis Film Distribution |
