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Priest Daens
- Original title
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Daens
- Year
- 1992
- Running time
- 138 min.
- Country
 Belgium- Director
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- Screenwriter
François Chevallier - Music
Dirk Broseé - Cinematography
Walther Van Den Ende - Cast
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- Producer
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Co-production Belgium-France-Netherlands;
- Genre
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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
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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)
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