Big Girls Don't Cry

"Best friends growing up too fast."

2002 1h 27m DE

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6.0

MID

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20%

ROTTEN

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6.8

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 43🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 1,819

Drama

Synopsis

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Kati and Steffi have been best friends forever. Now that their love lives are heating up, they're hitting the books less and going out to nightclubs more. But when Steffi sees her father out with another woman, her life begins to spiral out of control.

“Best friends growing up too fast.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Maria von Heland
Writers: Maria von Heland
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Maria von Heland, shot by Roman Osin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Niclas Frisk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jessica Congdon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Anna Maria Mühe and Karoline Herfurth and David Winter carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Best friends growing up too fast.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0291213 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Maria von Heland directs. Roman Osin behind the camera. Niclas Frisk scores. Jessica Congdon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Directed by Maria von Heland, shot by Roman Osin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Niclas Frisk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jessica Congdon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anna Maria Mühe and Karoline Herfurth and David Winter carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Best friends growing up too fast.".
8IMDB entry: tt0291213 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 15 themes, including "puberty", "first time", "virgin", "parent child relationship".