Daens (1992)
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the petite bourgeoisie in oppressing workers. He writes a few columns for the Catholic paper, and soon workers are listening and the powerful are in an uproar. He's expelled from the Catholic party, so he starts the Christian Democrats and is elected to Parliament. After Rome disciplines him, he must choose between two callings, as priest and as champion of workers. In subplots, a courageous young woman falls in love with a socialist and survives a shop foreman's rape; children die; prelates play billiards.All Releases
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Filmmakers | Role |
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Stijn Coninx | Director |
Fernand Auwera | Writer |
Louis Paul Boon | Writer |
François Chevallier | Writer |
Stijn Coninx | Writer |
Addy Weijers | Writer |
Dirk Impens | Producer |
Jean-Luc Ormières | Producer |
Maria Peters | Producer |
Hans Pos | Producer |
Dave Schram | Producer |
Dirk Brossé | Composer |
Walther van den Ende | Cinematographer |
Ludo Troch | Editor |
Hubert Pouille | Production Designer |
Allan Starski | Production Designer |
Cast | Role |
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Jan Decleir | |
Gérard Desarthe | |
Antje de Boeck | |
Michael Pas |