Mientje comes from an ordinary working class family. Her father’s alcoholism threatens to put an end to her engagement to Herman, her well to do fiancĂ©e. When her parents divorce, Mientje comes into conflict with her future mother-in-law. A grim but ultimately hopeful look at marital problems, poverty, lost love and alcoholism in a working class neighbourhood in Amsterdam.
Length 78 minutes
Herman Bouber | Aaf Bouber | Jeanne Verstraete | Johan Elsensohn | Annie Verhulst | Max Croiset | Chris Laurentius | Riek Kloppenburg | Fien Berghegge | Harry Boda | Theo Moens | Beppie Boda | Sylvain Poons | Jan Nooy | Clara Vischer-Blaaser