The Sacrament

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The Sacrament (1989)

Directed by Hugo Claus

Comedy, Drama · 1h 45m

The 1950s. A family has its annual family reunion to commemorate the anniversary of mother's death. People drink and eat heavily and after a while all restrictions are lost. Family members start venting old frustrations, discussions and tensions. Eventually one homosexual young man gets depressed and a drama escalates.

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Cast

Ann Petersen Natalie Carl Ridders Claude Jan Decleir Albert Marc Didden Gigi Chris Lomme Lotte Frank Aendenboom Dee Dee Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen Lutje
B
Brit Alen Tilly Blanka Heirman Taatje
A
An de Donder Jeanne
H
Hugo Van Den Berghe Antoine

Crew

Director
Hugo Claus
Screenplay
Hugo Claus
Novel
Hugo Claus
Director of Photography
Gilberto Azevedo
Editor
Menno Boerema
Producer
Patrick Conrad, Paul Breuls

Details

Original title
Het Sacrament
Release date
1989-11-16
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Original language
NL
Spoken languages
Dutch
Countries
Belgium
Production
Silent Sunset Productions
Budget
$1,000,000