Priest Daens Poster

Priest Daens

71.00% | October 1, 1992 | Drama, History

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.

Featured Crew

Stijn Coninx
Director
Louis Paul Boon
Novel
François Chevallier
Writer
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Cast

Jan Decleir
Jan Decleir
Adolf Daens
Gérard Desarthe
Gérard Desarthe
Charles Woeste
Antje De Boeck
Antje De Boeck
Nette Scholliers
Michaël Pas
Michaël Pas
Jan De Meeter