Ouwehoeren

Gabriëlle Provaas, Rob Schröder

IndieLisboa 2012 •

Netherlands, Documentary, 2011, 70'′

The world’s oldest proffesion, prostitution. Being a prostitute has a sord of disarming frankness in relation with other proffetions, it never confusses love with work no matter how much sex it involves. Red light district is the Meca of prostitution and Luise and Martine Fokkens, two adorable twin sisters, have over 50 years of experience. The sisters are simple and happy telling their story with no need to explain, apologise or dramatise. The film it self is not raising any moral questions and they never get victimised, the film is pragmatic given by an optimistic angle with lots of humor. Those girls are simply adorable, they buy condoms, the check the new arrivals in vibrators they are updated on every sex toy of Amsterdam just as any housewife is in kitchen equipment. They are so alive and adventurous, they spank their clients, they dance with them, they engage in dominatrix game, they have a full life. (Nina Veligradi)