Meet the Fokkens
They're up to their old tricks
They're up to their old tricks
Documentary
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2011
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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.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
80 min
Release date:
1 Dec 2011
Country:
NL
Languages:
Dutch
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 1 nomination
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Even if this film were not cordially made, which it is, it would have a considerable jump-start.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
18 Jun 2013
fresh:
Despite the occasional stumble, the doc never falls, thanks to the sheer strength of its subjects' undaunted and indomitable character.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
14 Dec 2012
fresh:
The doc gives a rare look at the business of plying the world's oldest profession over the past 50 years in the famously tolerant city, but the directors are a bit too hands-off and the narrative wanders.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
13 Dec 2012
fresh:
Year by year, they've shared every part of their lives, and now the Fokkens sashay into the future, sharing memories and viewpoints as well as their neon-bright identical outfits.
– Farran Smith Nehme,
New York Post,
10 Aug 2012
fresh:
The filmmakers follow the sisters around town, creating a delightful portrait of good-natured extroverts.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
9 Aug 2012