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'Kule kidz grter ikke' (English: 'Cool Kidz Don't Cry', also known as 'Kick It!') is a 2014 Norwegian drama film directed by Katarina Launing. It is a remake of the 2012 Dutch film 'Achtste Groepers Huilen Niet', which was based on the book 'Achtste-groepers huilen niet' by Jacques Vriens. [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://p3.no/filmpolitiet/2014/01/kule-kidz-grater-ikke/&prev=/search?q%3Dkule%2Bkidz%2Bgr%25C3%25A5ter%2Bikke%26biw%3D1110%26bih%3D574 English translation by Google Translate] The movie stars Mia Helene Solberg Brekke, who portrays Anja, a teen with cancer.

Plot



Anja (Mia Helene Solberg Brekke) is an energetic young girl that absolutely adores soccer, despite her classmate Jonas bullying her and telling her that it's not a girl's sport. She continues on unabated, unaware that this is just his way of trying to express his feelings of love for her. However things take a tragic turn when Anja discovers that she has leukemia, which requires treatment and hospitalization that will keep her from entering a school soccer tournament. This devastates her, and it's up to Jonas and Anja's friends Lars and Lisa to come up with a way to allow Anja to play.

Cast



* Mia Helene Solberg Brekke as Anja

* Victor Papadopoulos Jacobsen as Jonas

* Jeppe Beck Laursen Doctor Bart

Soundtrack



#'In Your Arms' by Nico & Vinz

#'Younger' by Julie Bergan

#'Midnattssol' by Shaun Bartlett

Development and filming



The film received subsidy of 6,800,000 Norwegian kroner in 2013 from the Norwegian Film Institute.

Reception



Critical reception for 'Kule kidz grter ikke' has been mostly positive and much of the praise centered upon Launing's directing and how the film approached the subject of cancer as it applies to children. The 'NRK' and 'Verdens Gang' marked this as a highlight of the film, and 'Verdens Gang' further noted that the movie did not suffer from the stiffness or awkwardness that typically accompanied remakes of popular films. The paper later went on to remark that the movie had been very popular in Norway and by early April, had sold over 100,000 tickets, which they credited to the film's delivery of the subject matter. 'Bergens Tidende' commented that one of the film's strong points was that it told the story from the perspective of children as opposed to adults and that it tried to approach the film's subject in a realistic manner, which meant that things would not end with everything solved neatly.

Awards

*'ECFA Award' at BUFF International Film Festival in Malm (2014, won)

*'Honorable mention' at TIFF Kids (2014)

*'Starboy Prize' at Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival (2014)

References




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