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Priest Daens

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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.

Date: 10/01/1992
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje De Boeck, Michaël Pas, Karel Baetens, Julien Schoenaerts, Wim Meuwissen, Brit Alen, Johan Leysen, Linda van Dyck, Idwig Stephane, Jappe Claes, Brenda Bertin, Alex Wilequet, Fred Van Kuyk, Herbert Flack, Rik Hancké, Matthias Schoenaerts, Anna Grażyna Suchocka, Iwona Hofman, Julia Banaszkiewicz, Brunon Bukowski, Andrzej Głoskowski, Sławomir Maciejewski, Leon Niemczyk, Tadeusz Teodorczyk, Ludwik Benoit, Genowefa Korska, Mirosław Jękot, Dariusz Kowalski, Jacek Łuczak, Tadeusz Falana, Jacek Sut, Barbara Połomska, Wiesława Grochowska

Jan Decleir as Adolf Daens in Priest Daens Jan Decleir

Gérard Desarthe as Charles Woeste in Priest Daens Gérard Desarthe

Antje De Boeck as Nette Scholliers in Priest Daens Antje De Boeck

Michaël Pas as Jan De Meeter in Priest Daens Michaël Pas

Karel Baetens

Julien Schoenaerts as Bisschop Stillemans in Priest Daens Julien Schoenaerts

Wim Meuwissen

Brit Alen

Johan Leysen as Schmitt in Priest Daens Johan Leysen

Linda van Dyck as Elizabeth Borremans in Priest Daens Linda van Dyck

Idwig Stephane as Eugene Borremans in Priest Daens Idwig Stephane

Jappe Claes as Ponnet in Priest Daens Jappe Claes

Brenda Bertin

Alex Wilequet

Fred Van Kuyk as Burgemeester Van Wambeke in Priest Daens Fred Van Kuyk

Herbert Flack as Van Langenhove (Liberaal) in Priest Daens Herbert Flack

Rik Hancké

Matthias Schoenaerts as Wannes Scholliers in Priest Daens Matthias Schoenaerts

Anna Grażyna Suchocka as Julia in Priest Daens Anna Grażyna Suchocka

Iwona Hofman

Julia Banaszkiewicz

Brunon Bukowski as Commission Member in Priest Daens Brunon Bukowski

Andrzej Głoskowski as Commission Member in Priest Daens Andrzej Głoskowski

Sławomir Maciejewski as Gendarmerie Officer in Priest Daens Sławomir Maciejewski

Leon Niemczyk as Commission Member in Priest Daens Leon Niemczyk

Tadeusz Teodorczyk as Commission Member in Priest Daens Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Ludwik Benoit as Man beside Nini's Corpse in Priest Daens Ludwik Benoit

Genowefa Korska

Mirosław Jękot

Dariusz Kowalski as Gang Member in Priest Daens Dariusz Kowalski

Jacek Łuczak

Tadeusz Falana as Gang Member in Priest Daens Tadeusz Falana

Jacek Sut as Gang Member in Priest Daens Jacek Sut

Barbara Połomska as Woman giving out Soup in Priest Daens Barbara Połomska

Wiesława Grochowska

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