Frits and Freddy

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Frits and Freddy
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Guy Goossens
Written by Mark Punt
Produced byGuy Goossens
Starring Tom Van Dyck
Peter Van den Begin
CinematographyGerd Schelfhout
Edited by Alain Dessauvage
Release date
  • 8 December 2010 (2010-12-08)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageBelgian Dutch

Frits and Freddy (Dutch : Frits en Freddy) is a 2010 Flemish-Belgian comedy film directed by Guy Goossens. [1] [2] In 2013, a sequel was released, Frits & Franky (nl). [3]

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Plot

Frits and Freddy Frateur make a living as door-to-door Bible salesmen, but the crisis has also hit the Bible business hard. The brothers are forced to supplement their income by stealing from the houses they visit. When they try the same with a notorious white-collar criminal shadowed around the clock by the police, things go awry. [4]

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References

  1. Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 72. ISBN   978-1908215017.
  2. "Guy Goossens Frits en Freddy". standaard.be. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. "Frits & Franky". IMDb . 15 December 2022.
  4. "Frits en Freddy (2010)" (in Dutch). moviemeter.nl. 2 December 2022.
  5. "Frits and Freddy". tv.apple.com (in Dutch). 10 November 2023.