Priest Daens

Priest 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.

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  • Release Date: 1992-10-01
  • Runtime: 2h 18min
  • Director: Stijn Coninx

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Cast

  • Jan Decleir

    Adolf Daens

  • Gérard Desarthe

    Charles Woeste

  • Antje De Boeck

    Nette Scholliers

  • Michaël Pas

    Jan De Meeter

  • Karel Baetens

    Jefke

  • Julien Schoenaerts

    Bisschop Stillemans

  • Wim Meuwissen

    Pieter Daens

  • Brit Alen

    Louise Daens

  • Johan Leysen

    Schmitt

  • Linda van Dyck

    Elizabeth Borremans

  • Idwig Stephane

    Eugene Borremans

  • Jappe Claes

    Ponnet

  • Brenda Bertin

    Marie

  • Alex Wilequet

    Monsignor Goossens

  • Fred Van Kuyk

    Burgemeester Van Wambeke

  • Herbert Flack

    Van Langenhove (Liberaal)

  • Rik Hancké

    Nuncio

  • Matthias Schoenaerts

    Wannes Scholliers

  • Anna Grażyna Suchocka

    Julia

  • Iwona Hofman

    Clarice

  • Julia Banaszkiewicz

    Nini

  • Brunon Bukowski

    Commission Member

  • Andrzej Głoskowski

    Commission Member

  • Sławomir Maciejewski

    Gendarmerie Officer

  • Leon Niemczyk

    Commission Member

  • Tadeusz Teodorczyk

    Commission Member

  • Ludwik Benoit

    Man beside Nini's Corpse

  • Genowefa Korska

    Lisette

  • Mirosław Jękot

    Gang Member

  • Dariusz Kowalski

    Gang Member

  • Jacek Łuczak

    Gang Member

  • Tadeusz Falana

    Gang Member

  • Jacek Sut

    Gang Member

  • Barbara Połomska

    Woman giving out Soup

  • Wiesława Grochowska

    Woman giving out Soup

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