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 ...
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| Jan Decleir | ... | Adolf Daens | |
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Gérard Desarthe | ... | Charles Woeste |
| Antje de Boeck | ... | Nette Scholliers | |
| Michael Pas | ... | Jan De Meeter | |
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Karel Baetens | ... | Jefke |
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Julien Schoenaerts | ... | Bishop Stillemans |
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Wim Meuwissen | ... | Pieter Daens |
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Brit Alen | ... | Louise Daens |
| Johan Leysen | ... | Schmitt | |
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Idwig Stephane | ... | Eugene Borremans |
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Linda van Dyck | ... | Elizabeth Borremans (as Linda van Dijck) |
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Jappe Claes | ... | Ponnet |
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Brenda Bertin | ... | Marie |
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Alex Wilequet | ... | Monsignor Goossens |
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Rik Hancké | ... | Nuncio |
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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. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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christian democrat | labor union | class differences | liberation theology | belgian history |Certificate:
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Release Date:
25 February 1993 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
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Julien Schoenaerts (Bishop Stillemans) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Wannes Scholliers), are father and son in real life, but didn't share scenes in the film. See more »Alternate Versions
There is a version spanning a total of 196 minutes. Mostly shown as a four part mini-series. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Beautiful depiction of the workers' fate during the first half of the 20th century. Priests and church are supposed to play their role of keeping the workers at peace. When father Daens resists he gains such a response that the powers have to bend. True story! Went up for an Oscar but due to the fact that the French had a lot more money to support their film it fell short. Brilliant role for Jan Decleir, mostly known for his one-man plays, adaptations of Dario Fo. Proof you do not need violence or sex to make a movie exciting. What is needed is a strong story (very much so in this case) and a couple of great actors. If you have the chance to watch it, do so, it will alter your view on the world, there are not enough (nice) movies of this kind around. Again: it all happened as it is depicted here.