13 Never Again

13year old Rikke sees Bea the new girl in her class as a challenge After an endurance test to find which of them can lie longer in a circle of flames they become friends However as a result of some unfortunate truths and halftruths the friendship falters Rikke feels that Bea has let her down and resolves to continue the rivalry between them but now in a less physical more artful way In addition we meet Rikkes elder sister Ninni who has been in England to learn the language and has had to leave her great love a man twelve years her senior The film is also about the problems Rikke encounters in fulfilling the expectations of those around her as she approaches womanhood