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
Max Croiset | Herman Bouber | Johan Elsensohn | Aaf Bouber | Fien Berghegge | Annie Verhulst | Harry Boda | Jan Nooy | Clara Vischer-Blaaser | Sylvain Poons | Jeanne Verstraete | Chris Laurentius | Riek Kloppenburg | Theo Moens | Beppie Boda