Cool Kids Don't Cry
FamilyRomanceDramahigh schoolleukemiacancertearjerkerteenage romanceterminal cancerfootball (soccer) player
A tearjerker coming-of-age drama about a tough teenage soccer player learning to open her heart to love while confronting terminal illness.
Tough prime school girl Akkie loves soccer and can be a real bully. Love is the only thing she's scared of. When Akkie is diagnosed with leukemia, she has to fight for her life. On the verge of going to high school, Akkie has to allow love to enter her life, and thus gain courage to accept the inevitable.
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