

Big Girls Don't Cry
Original Title: “Große Mädchen weinen nicht”
“Even best friends don't share all their secrets.”
Overview
Kati and Steffi have been best friends since they were six. Now they're both 17 and enjoying the ups and downs of becoming adults together. While Kati's parents are religious and conservative, but argue constantly, Steffi comes from what appears to be a harmonious and liberal family. But the girls discover how quickly their attractive world can fall apart when, at a hip nightclub, they happen to see Steffi's father in the arms of another woman. Steffi is shocked, her trust in her small perfect world shaken to the core. She can only think of one thing: revenge.
Top Cast

Anna Maria Mühe
Kati

Karoline Herfurth
Steffi
David Winter
Carlos
Josefine Domes
Tessa

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

Tillbert Strahl
Klaus

Jennifer Ulrich
Yvonne
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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