Ouwehoeren

"They're up to their old tricks"

Dec 1 2011 Not Rated 1h 20m
Biography, Documentary

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Gabrielle Provaas, Rob Schröder

Directed by

Gabrielle Provaas, Rob Schröder

Cast

Louise Fokkens, Martine Fokkens

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

Submarine

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

4 wins & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
697
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
68
Popularity
NA