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Priest Daens

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Original title

Daens

Year

1992

Running time

138 min.

Country

Belgium

Director

Stijn Coninx

Screenwriter

François Chevallier

Cast

Music

Dirk Broseé

Cinematography

Walther Van Den Ende

Producer

Co-production Belgium-France-Netherlands;

Genre

Drama | Historical. 19th Century. Religion

Synopsis

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.

Awards: 1992: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

1992: Venice Film Festival: Award OCIC (Stijn Coninx)

1993: European Film Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Jan Decleir)

1993: Shanghai International Film Festival: Best Actor (Jan Decleir)

1992: Festival of Valladolid - Seminci: Silver Spike.

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Priest Daens

1992

Stijn Coninx

6.6

(701)