Sven(18)andGijs(18)arebestfriends.Whenthetwoboysfindthemselvesinafightafteraneveningout,Gijsendsupinacoma.Svenwrestleswithguiltandthefearthathewilllosehisbestfriendforever.WhenGijsrecoversfromhiscoma,nothingisthesameasbefore.'EvenCowboysGetToCry'(CowboysJankenOok)isafilmaboutfriendship,guiltandviolence.