The Tears of Maria Machita

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 httpwwwfilmfestivalnlpubliekfilmsdetranenvanmariamachita