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Daens

  • 1992
  • 2h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
4.5K
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Jan Decleir in Daens (1992)
Period DramaBiographyDramaHistory

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 pe... Read allIn 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, an... Read allIn 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 Cat... Read all

  • Director
    • Stijn Coninx
  • Writers
    • Fernand Auwera
    • Louis Paul Boon
    • François Chevallier
  • Stars
    • Jan Decleir
    • Gérard Desarthe
    • Antje de Boeck
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    4.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stijn Coninx
    • Writers
      • Fernand Auwera
      • Louis Paul Boon
      • François Chevallier
    • Stars
      • Jan Decleir
      • Gérard Desarthe
      • Antje de Boeck
    • 16User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 10 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Jan Decleir
    Jan Decleir
    • Adolf Daens
    Gérard Desarthe
    • Charles Woeste
    Antje de Boeck
    Antje de Boeck
    • Nette Scholliers
    Michael Pas
    Michael Pas
    • Jan De Meeter
    Karel Baetens
    • Jefke
    Julien Schoenaerts
    • Bishop Stillemans
    Wim Meuwissen
    Wim Meuwissen
    • Pieter Daens
    Brit Alen
    • Louise Daens
    Johan Leysen
    Johan Leysen
    • Schmitt
    Idwig Stéphane
    • Eugene Borremans
    • (as Idwig Stephane)
    Linda van Dyck
    • Elizabeth Borremans
    • (as Linda van Dijck)
    Jappe Claes
    Jappe Claes
    • Ponnet
    Brenda Bertin
    • Marie
    Alex Wilequet
    • Monsignor Goossens
    Rik Hancké
    • Nuncio
    Giovanni Di Benedetto
    • Cardinal
    Fred Van Kuyk
    Fred Van Kuyk
    • Mayor Vanwambeke
    • (as Fred van Kuijk)
    Gérald Marti
    • King Leopold II
    • Director
      • Stijn Coninx
    • Writers
      • Fernand Auwera
      • Louis Paul Boon
      • François Chevallier
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Matthias Schoenaerts.
    • Alternate versions
      There is a version spanning a total of 196 minutes. Mostly shown as a four part mini-series.
    • Connections
      Featured in Zomergasten: Episode #8.1 (1995)

    User reviews16

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    10/10

    The best Belgian movie I've ever seen

    This is the best Belgian film I've ever seen. And since I am Belgian, I've seen a lot of them. Antje De Boeck is such a wonderful actress and Jan Declair is absolutely our best actor. You could recently see him in "De zaak Alzheimer" as Ledda. The story is as realistic as possible, but luckily there is that little romance to bring happiness in the rather depressing story. To understand the full beauty of the movie you should have to understand Dutch, or even both French and Dutch (as most Flemish people do (=inhabitants of the northern half of Belgium)), because even the accents have been adapted to the right time span. Just a note to the Flemish: (Ik zal het in het Engels moeten doen, want deze site accepteert niet veel in het Nederlands) If you haven't seen this movie yet, you should do it right away! You can learn more from it than from all history classes at school! Because in my opinion, history is still about people, not about facts.
    • witte_merel
    • Feb 27, 2005
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    • Release date
      • February 25, 1993 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • France
      • Netherlands
    • Languages
      • Flemish
      • Dutch
      • French
      • Latin
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Priest Daens
    • Filming locations
      • Piotrków Trybunalski, Lódzkie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Dérives
      • Favourite Films
      • Shooting Star Filmcompany BV
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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