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Daens (1992)
Directed by Stijn Coninx
Drama, History · 2h 18m
Father Daens returns to Aalst, where workers suffer from poverty, child labor, and exploitation in the textile industry. Driven by his sense of justice, he takes their side, even if it means confronting the church and the upper class. A detailed historical drama about the fight for justice.
Cast
Jan Decleir
Adolf Daens
Gérard Desarthe
Charles Woeste
Antje De Boeck
Nette Scholliers
Michaël Pas
Jan De Meeter
K
Karel Baetens
Jefke
Julien Schoenaerts
Bisschop Stillemans
W
Wim Meuwissen
Pieter Daens
B
Brit Alen
Louise Daens
Johan Leysen
Schmitt
Linda van Dyck
Elizabeth Borremans
Idwig Stephane
Eugene Borremans
Jappe Claes
Ponnet
Crew
- Director
- Stijn Coninx
- Writer
- François Chevallier, Stijn Coninx, Addy Weijers
- Novel
- Louis Paul Boon
- Director of Photography
- Walther van den Ende
- Editor
- Ludo Troch
- Producer
- Dave Schram, Hans Pos, Maria Peters, Jean-Luc Ormières, Dirk Impens
Details
- Release date
- 1992-10-01
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Original language
- NL
- Spoken languages
- Dutch, French, Italian, Latin, Spanish
- Countries
- Belgium, France, Netherlands
- Production
- Dérives Productions, Shooting Star Filmcompany, Favourite Films