Meet the Fokkens

Overview

Sisters doing it for themselves in Amsterdam's Red Light District. Louise and Martine Fokkens are identical twins. For over fifty years they were working as prostitutes. They freed themselves from the control of their pimps, ran their own brothel, and set up the first informal trade union for prostitutes. They are familiar faces in Amsterdam's Red Light District, but soon they will bid their farewells. The Ladies Fokkens is a portrait of these remarkable women, as well as a history of the Red Light District over the past fifty years.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 1, 2011

Original language

English

Spoken languages

Dutch

Countries

Netherlands

Production

Submarine

Cast

Louise Fokkens,Martine Fokkens

Director

Gabrielle Provaas,Rob Schröder

Writer

Gabrielle Provaas,Rob Schröder

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt2062989