| Frits and Freddy | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Guy Goossens |
| Written by | Mark Punt |
| Produced by | Guy Goossens |
| Starring | Tom Van Dyck Peter Van den Begin |
| Cinematography | Gerd Schelfhout |
| Edited by | Alain Dessauvage |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | Belgian 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]
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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