Achtste Groepers Huilen Niet
Cool Kids Don't Cry
Synopsis:
The tough Akkie (Hanna Obbeek) is in group 8 and is crazy about football. During school time, teacher Ina (Eva Van der Gucht) prepares her class for important matters such as the Cito test, the school camp and the final of the school tournament. After school she prefers to play football with her classmates. She doesn’t care that Joep (Nils Verkooijen) doesn’t think football is a sport for girls. She is very good at it and can easily handle Joep.
But then Akkie gets sick. Fortunately, she receives a lot of support from her classmates and Teacher Ina. Despite the sadness, the optimistic Akkie cannot resist getting involved in everything from the hospital. When it looks like she will have to miss the football tournament, Joep comes up with a cool plan for her…
- Director: Dennis Bots
- Writer: Karen van Holst Pellekaan
- Main cast: Hanna Obbeek, Fiona Livingston, Nils Verkoijen, Eva van der Gucht, Johanna ter Steege, Loek Peters, Reinout Bussemaker
- Producer: Bijker Film & TV, Rinkel Film
- Co-producers: Living Stone (BE)
- Line producer: Michiel Bartels
- DOP: Gerd Schelfhout
- Production design: Florian Legters
- Editor: Philippe Ravoet
- Sound design: Herman Pieëte
- Composer: Johan Hoogewijs
- World sales: Bijker Film & TV, Rinkel Film
- Broadcaster: EO
- Distributor Benelux: Dutch Filmworks
Festivals
- Netherlands Film Festival,
- TIFF KIDS,
- Giffoni Film Festival,
- Vienna International Children’s Film Festival,
- Centre Internationale du Film pour l’Enfance de la Jeunesse,
- Bengaluru India Children’s Film Festival,
- Nueva Mirada Argentinia