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"Old whores" still ready to party

Published on : 21 November 2011 - 2:00pm | By Marjolein Stoop (Screenshot: RNW)
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If you see the two sweet, little old ladies wearing their grey, knitted dresses and colourful scarves, you'd never guess they've been working in Amsterdam's Red Light District for nearly half a century. But as soon as Martine and Louise Fokkens open their mouths, you can hear it: these are die-hard ladies of the night. 

A documentary about the twins premiered this past weekend at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam.

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Alfonso M 22 November 2011 - 12:11am

I'll be on the lookout for this documentary. Already on my list.

Anonymous 21 November 2011 - 8:22pm

The old whores have one meritorious and enviable character trait: "lekker ouwehoeren"

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