Big Girls Don't Cry (2002)
"Große Mädchen weinen nicht" (original title)

Kati and Steffi are best friends since childhood. But as they step into adulthood, both their perfect friendship and their personalities get harshly tested by a series of unfortunate events... See full summary »

Director:

Maria von Heland

Writer:

Maria von Heland

Stars:

Anna Maria Mühe, Karoline Herfurth, David Winter

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Maria Mühe	...	Kati
Karoline Herfurth	...	Steffi
David Winter	...	Carlos
Josefine Domes	...	Tessa
Tillbert Strahl-Schäfer	...	Klaus
Jennifer Ulrich	...	Yvonne
Nina Petri	...	Ann
Stefan Kurt	...	Hans, Steffis Vater
Teresa Harder	...	Jeanette, Tessas Mutter
Matthias Brandt	...	Jost, Katis Vater
Gabriela Maria Schmeide	...	Ingrid, Katis Mutter
Dieter Laser	...	Herr Winter
Ingo Hasselbach	...	Bartender
Alma Leiberg	...	Ramona
Chiara Steinmüller	...	Lottie

Storyline

Kati and Steffi are best friends since childhood. But as they step into adulthood, both their perfect friendship and their personalities get harshly tested by a series of unfortunate events; mainly caused by Steffi finding out her father wasn't quite faithful to her mother, and the two girls getting hit by the consequences of her delirious revenge plans. When things get out of hand, the two girls find themselves in the middle of a mess, and Kati starts questioning whether or not Steffi is really so precious to her. Where will Steffi's plans of penalizing her father's "evil" lover will end up..? Will the girls' friendship be saved..?

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Plot Keywords:

best friend | revenge | suicide attempt | picture | photographer | 

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Taglines:

A provocative new film about what we go through to find out who we are.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, language, drug use and some violence - all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

24 October 2002 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Big Girls Don't Cry

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deutsche Columbia TriStar Filmproduktion, Egoli Tossell Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Anna Maria Mühe and Jennifer Ulrich.

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Soundtracks

"Pull"
Written by Eric Holland and Jessica Congdon
Performed by Conkovel

User Reviews

Powerful Drama About Reaching Adulthood

Kati (Anna Maria Mühe) and Steffi (Karoline Herfurth) are best friends since their childhood. They spend most of their time together, in school and in their leisure time. Kati has a quite hysterical mother, while the parents of Steffi seems to be in permanent love. When Steffi finds her father Hans (Stefan Kurt) with his lover in a night-club, her world turns upside-down. Steffi plots an evil revenge against Tessa (Josefine Domes), the daughter of Hans' lover. Her plan brings serious and tragic consequences to her family, her friends and herself. "Große Mädchen Weinen Nicht" is a powerful drama about reaching adulthood. The story begins like a common teen movie, but later it shifts in a very intense, dramatic and credible drama. The story does not spare any character, showing the consequences of the maleficent action of Steffi not only to her, but to her friends and parents, teaching a lesson without being moralist specially to the target viewers - the teenagers. The soundtrack is also magnificent and I feel sorrow when I see only 287 votes in IMDb, since this movie deserves to be discovered by fans of a drama about contemporary teenagers. This is the first movie I have watched with Anna Maria Mühe, who is amazingly beautiful, and her supportive character is very nice. Yesterday I saw another movie ("Mädchen, Mädchen") of the gorgeous and sexy German actress called Karoline Herfurth and I truly believe she will become very famous worldwide in a near future. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Meninas Não Choram" ("Girls Do not Cry")