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Priest Daens

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.

Release Date : 1992-10-01

Language :DutchFrenchLatinSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Dérives ProductionsShooting Star FilmcompanyFavourite Films

Production Country : BelgiumFranceNetherlands

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Cast

Character Name : Adolf Daens

Original Name : Jan Decleir

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Woeste

Original Name : Gérard Desarthe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nette Scholliers

Original Name : Antje De Boeck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jan De Meeter

Original Name : Michaël Pas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jefke

Original Name : Karel Baetens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bisschop Stillemans

Original Name : Julien Schoenaerts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pieter Daens

Original Name : Wim Meuwissen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louise Daens

Original Name : Brit Alen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schmitt

Original Name : Johan Leysen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elizabeth Borremans

Original Name : Linda van Dyck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eugene Borremans

Original Name : Idwig Stephane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ponnet

Original Name : Jappe Claes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marie

Original Name : Brenda Bertin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Monsignor Goossens

Original Name : Alex Wilequet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burgemeester Van Wambeke

Original Name : Fred Van Kuyk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Van Langenhove (Liberaal)

Original Name : Herbert Flack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nuncio

Original Name : Rik Hancké

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wannes Scholliers

Original Name : Matthias Schoenaerts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julia

Original Name : Anna Grażyna Suchocka

Gender : Female

Character Name : Clarice

Original Name : Iwona Hofman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nini

Original Name : Julia Banaszkiewicz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commission Member

Original Name : Brunon Bukowski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commission Member

Original Name : Andrzej Głoskowski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gendarmerie Officer

Original Name : Sławomir Maciejewski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commission Member

Original Name : Leon Niemczyk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commission Member

Original Name : Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man beside Nini's Corpse

Original Name : Ludwik Benoit

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lisette

Original Name : Genowefa Korska

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gang Member

Original Name : Mirosław Jękot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gang Member

Original Name : Dariusz Kowalski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gang Member

Original Name : Jacek Łuczak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gang Member

Original Name : Tadeusz Falana

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gang Member

Original Name : Jacek Sut

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman giving out Soup

Original Name : Barbara Połomska

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman giving out Soup

Original Name : Wiesława Grochowska

Gender : Male

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