International TV Series Competition

Red Light

Swiss Premiere

Carice van Houten, Halina Reijn, Frank Ketelaar / Belgium, Netherlands / 2020 / 47 min / Drama, Thriller
Dutch / Subtitles English, French

In the presence of:

- Carice van Houten and Halina Reijn the 7 November 2020 - 21:00

The Red Light District: in Holland, this is the common name given to streets that contain brothels and other areas of prostitution. Led by Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones), a shocking series on the exploitation of women by men.

Three women: Sylvia, Esther and Evi. The first one runs a brothel with her husband. The second is a soprano from a well-to-do background. The third is in the police force. From Amsterdam to Antwerp, their lives come together and fall apart. Television fiction has so far devoted little attention to the issue of prostitution and sexual exploitation. This Belgian and Dutch series, co-created by Carice van Houten (the red witch of GoT), takes the plunge with brilliance and intelligence.

Creation

Carice van Houten, Halina Reijn, Frank Ketelaar

Direction

Anke Blondé, Wouter Bouvijn

Screenplay

Esther Gerritsen, Christophe Dirickx, Frank Ketelaar, Halina Reijn

Image

Wim Vanswijgenhoven

Editing

Annelien van Wijnbergen

Sound

Gaby de Haan

Music

Jeroen Swinnen, David Martijn

Production

Peter Bouckaert & Gunter Schmid (Eyeworks Film & TV Drama), Nelsje Musch-Elzinga, Mark Furstner & Erwin Godschalk (Hollands Licht)

With

Carice van Houten, Maaike Neuville, Halina Reijn

International sales

Federation Entertainment (Valerie Tailland)

Broadcaster

BNNVARA, DPG Media

Carice van Houten / The Netherlands, 1976

Filmography

2019, Instinct (as actress, producer)

2012-19, Game of Thrones (as actress)

2008, Valkyrie (as actress)

2006, Black Book (as actress)

Halina Reijn / The Netherlands, 1975

Filmography

2019, Instinct (as actress, producer)

2008, Valkyrie (as actress)

2006, Black Book (as actress)

Frank Ketelaar / The Netherlands, 1960

Filmography

2020, Klem

2017, Het Verlangen (as writer)

2011-15, The Adulterer