Completed - DUTCH - Family, Drama - 95 minutes
Akkie, a spirited girl, who loves soccer, is diagnosed with leukemia. It is through her love for a boy in her class, she is able to accept the inevitable outcome.
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Dennis BOTS Writer(s) : Karen VAN HOLST PELLEKAAN Cast : Eva VAN DER GUCHT, Hanna OBBEEK, Hanna VERBOOM, Johanna TER STEEGE, Nils VERKOOIJEN Producer(s) : Harro VAN STAVERDEN (Bijker Film and TV), David BIJKER (Bijker Film and TV), Reinier SELEN (Rinkel Film), Martin DEWITTE (Living Stone)
Cool Kids don’t Cry” tells the story of Akkie, a spirited young girl, who loves soccer, even when her classmate, Joep, thinks soccer is not meant for girls. When Akkie is diagnosed with leukemia, Akkie remains optimistic. She even continues interfering with the school soccer tournament while she is lying in the hospital. When Akkie’s health deteriorates so much she is no longer able to participate in the tournament, Joep comes up with a really special plan.
Country(ies) : NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM Financing plan : Dutch Film Works The Dutch Film Fund Flanders Audiovisual Fund CoBo fund EO (Zapp) Belgian Tax Shelter