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Big Girls Don't Cry Details

2002 Certificate 15
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Kati and Steffi, both seventeen, are best friends. But where Steffi seems to have the perfect life--a great boyfriend and a loving home--Kati can't find a boyfriend and her parents are often arguing. The tables suddenly turn, though, when Kati discovers that Steffi's father is having an affair. As Steffi's perfect world falls .. Read more

Starring Anna Maria Muhe, Karoline Herfurth
Director Maria Von Heland
Genres Drama, World Cinema

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Big Girls Don't Cry

Kati and Steffi, both seventeen, are best friends. But where Steffi seems to have the perfect life--a great boyfriend and a loving home--Kati can't find a boyfriend and her parents are often arguing. The tables suddenly turn, though, when Kati discovers that Steffi's father is having an affair. As Steffi's perfect world falls apart, the girls try to find out all they can about her father's new lover. Filled with rage, the two best friends decide to carry out a plot that will change their lives forever. This original German film was written and directed by Maria von Heland.

Starring Anna Maria Muhe, Karoline Herfurth
Director Maria Von Heland
Studio COLUMBIA TRI-STAR HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 25 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama, World Cinema
Language DVD: German
Dubbed Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 12 Jan 2004
Production year: 2002
Format DVD

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  • This German teen drama, not dissimilar to Thirteen, tracks the fissuring relationship between two pals as they tumble... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 21 out of 31 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Teenage film with surprising depth

    Although this looks superficially like another film for and about teenage angst it stands out from the crowd for a number of reasons.

    Kati and Steffi are two long timne friends who live a normal teenage life in Berlin. But life is about to deal a few surprises and through crisis situations both girls change and grow up in their own ways, a sometimes painful and dififcult process.

    I particularly liked the depth that all main characters brought to their roles, the realistic and belivable story, the quality of acting and the thoguhtful but never overpowering soundtrack. No happy endings but a hopful one! It is not a family film as such but would certainly be suitable for teenagers to watch with their friends or - dare I suggest it - with their parents.

    The DVD contains afew extras that are worth exploring but nothing really special.

    Overall a little gem of a film that is well worth watching!

    • ThomasKus
      • ThomasKus from Gloucester
      • Posted 17 Jan 2004 20:02

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  • 21 out of 31 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Teenage film with surprising depth

    Although this looks superficially like another film for and about teenage angst it stands out from the crowd for a number of reasons.

    Kati and Steffi are two long timne friends who live a normal teenage life in Berlin. But life is about to deal a few surprises and through crisis situations both girls change and grow up in their own ways, a sometimes painful and dififcult process.

    I particularly liked the depth that all main characters brought to their roles, the realistic and belivable story, the quality of acting and the thoguhtful but never overpowering soundtrack. No happy endings but a hopful one! It is not a family film as such but would certainly be suitable for teenagers to watch with their friends or - dare I suggest it - with their parents.

    The DVD contains afew extras that are worth exploring but nothing really special.

    Overall a little gem of a film that is well worth watching!

    • ThomasKus
      • ThomasKus from Gloucester
      • Posted 17 Jan 2004 20:02

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