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NR
1992

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.

Daens is a Drama, History movie released in 1992. It has a runtime of 138 min. Critics and viewers have rated it moderate reviews, with an IMDb score of 7.5..

7.5/10
Director
Stijn Coninx
Stars
Jan Decleir, Grard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck, Michael Pas