Released:
1991-07-31

Overview:
Based on the traditional Dutch smartlap genre (an overly dramatic folk song). Maria Machita has to deal with a lot of heartache in this short musical film; her father dies in an accident, her mother perishes in the theatre, and her sweet Turkish boyfriend is leaving the country. Awarded with a Gouden Kalf for Best Short Film, the Prijs van de Stad Utrecht and the Pathé Tuschinski Award. (from http://www.filmfestival.nl/publiek/films/de-tranen-van-maria-machita)

Director:
Paul Ruven

Runtime:
0h 43min

Genre:
Drama, Fantasy, Music

• Cast:
• 
  Ellen ten Damme
  as
  Maria
• 
  Ali Cifteci
  as
  Ahmed
• 
  Jacques Herb
  as
  Father / Elbert