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Priest Daens

7.1

1992•2h 18m

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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Photo of Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir

Adolf Daens

Photo of Gérard Desarthe

Gérard Desarthe

Charles Woeste

Photo of Antje De Boeck

Antje De Boeck

Nette Scholliers

Photo of Michaël Pas

Michaël Pas

Jan De Meeter

Photo of Julien Schoenaerts

Julien Schoenaerts

Bisschop Stillemans

Photo of Johan Leysen

Johan Leysen

Schmitt

Photo of Linda van Dyck

Linda van Dyck

Elizabeth Borremans

Photo of Idwig Stephane

Idwig Stephane

Eugene Borremans

Photo of Jappe Claes

Jappe Claes

Ponnet

Photo of Fred Van Kuyk

Fred Van Kuyk

Burgemeester Van Wambeke

Photo of Herbert Flack

Herbert Flack

Van Langenhove (Liberaal)

Photo of Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts

Wannes Scholliers

Photo of Anna Grażyna Suchocka

Anna Grażyna Suchocka

Julia

Photo of Brunon Bukowski

Brunon Bukowski

Commission Member

Photo of Andrzej Głoskowski

Andrzej Głoskowski

Commission Member

Photo of Sławomir Maciejewski

Sławomir Maciejewski

Gendarmerie Officer

Photo of Leon Niemczyk

Leon Niemczyk

Commission Member

Photo of Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Commission Member

Photo of Ludwik Benoit

Ludwik Benoit

Man beside Nini's Corpse

Photo of Dariusz Kowalski

Dariusz Kowalski

Gang Member

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