Red Light

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