"Matroesjka's" (2005) TV series

Creators:

Guy Goossens
Mark Punt

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 January 2005 (Belgium)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Just dancing, they said.

Plot Keywords:

Sex Club | Brothel | Prostitution | Eastern Europe | Human Exploitation

Cast

Peter Van den Begin	...	Raymond Van Mechelen (10 episodes, 2005)
Axel Daeseleire	...	Jan Verplancke (10 episodes, 2005)
Evgeniya Khirivskaya	...	Kalinka (10 episodes, 2005)
Tom Van Dyck	...	Vincent Dockx (10 episodes, 2005)
Zemyna Asmontaite	...	Daria (10 episodes, 2005)
Manou Kersting	...	Danny Bols (10 episodes, 2005)
Indre Jaraite	...	Inesa (10 episodes, 2005)
Luk Wyns	...	Eddy Stoefs (9 episodes, 2005)
Veerle De Jonghe	...	Esther Van De Walle (9 episodes, 2005)
Ailika Kremer	...	Eva (8 episodes, 2005)
Mark Van Eeghem	...	Marc Camps (8 episodes, 2005)
Lyubov Tolkalina	...	Olga (8 episodes, 2005)
Frank Aendenboom	...	John Dockx (8 episodes, 2005)
Lucas van den Eijnde	...	Nico Maes (6 episodes, 2005)
Stany Crets	...	Clem De Donder (6 episodes, 2005)
Hilde Heijnen	...	Laura Keyser (6 episodes, 2005)
Natalya Reva	...	Inga (6 episodes, 2005)
Sveta Abolenkina		(5 episodes, 2005)
Zorina Tanasova	...	Irina (5 episodes, 2005)
Saar Vandendriessche	...	Sita (5 episodes, 2005)

Also Known As:

Matrioshki (International: English title)
Russian Dolls: Sex Trade (Australia)

Runtime:

Belgium:50 min (10 episodes)

Country:

Belgium

Language:

Dutch | Flemish | English | Lithuanian | Russian

Color:

Color

Certification:

Belgium:KT | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Company:

Independent Productions

Trivia:

120 actors and actresses participated at the series. They are from Belgium, Russia, the Netherlands, Moldavia, Cyprus, Greece, Lituania and the United Kingdom

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Matroesjka's 2" (2008)

Great Series!

This series takes you deep into the Belgium Underworld. Murder, assault, extortion, but above all: women trade for the sex industry. The series starts in Russia and the east of Europe where women are recruited with false promises and stories by a group of Belgium criminals. This group exploits a sex club back in Belgium and they intend to let the recruited girls strip and work as prostitutes or else sell them to business associates. The club has always been top of the bill until the new group of girls starts to rebel against their 'owners'.

THe series has a lot of violence, strong language, and nudity and is therefore very realistic. The use of different languages and dialects only adds to this.. But unless you speak Russian, English (with strong Belgium and/or Russian accents), and "Flemish Dutch", subtitles are a 'must'.

All in all a great series, if you enjoy series like the Soprano's and Oz.