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August 08, 2012 Film » Film Reviews

Meet the Fokkens: Sisters, Sexagenarians, and Sex Workers

by Ela Bittencourt

Meet the Fokkens Directed by Gabrielle Provaas and Rob Schroder This new documentary by Gabrielle Provaas and Rob Schroder feels like a sex comedy, harnessing humor’s potential to disarm viewers. The 69-year-old Fokken twins, dressed identically in purple berets and sleek black…

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