Jan Decleir
Priester Daens
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Daens is a 1992 Belgian period drama film directed by Stijn Coninx and based on a novel by Louis Paul Boon. The film stars Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck, and Michael Pas, and recounts the real-life story of Adolf Daens, a Catholic priest in Aalst who strives to improve the miserable working conditions in the local factories.
Feb 25, 1993 · With Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck, Michael Pas. 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.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Stijn Coninx
- 1993-02-25
In this biopic, Catholic priest Adolf Daens (Jan Decleir) arrives in the small Belgian village of Aaist in the 1890s and is appalled by widespread economic and sexual exploitation of the women...
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- Stijn Coninx
- Drama
- Jan Decleir
Mar 20, 2013 · 298. 195K views 11 years ago. Belçika'nın Aalst kentinde, Katolik Kilisesi tarafından desteklenen burjuvaziye karşı ağır koşullarda hayatta kalma mücadelesi veren işçilerden yana tavır alan rahip...
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The film 'Daens' portrays the struggle of a courageous man to spread the gospel of Christ to impoverished and exploited textile workers in late 19th Century Belgium.
The true story of a headstrong 19th-century priest who struggled against social injustice and in doing so was denounced by the Catholic Church.
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2 hr 13 mins. Drama. NR. Watchlist. Story of 19th-century Belgian priest Adolf Daens (Jan DeCleir) who defied the church and the government to help factory workers in their struggle against...
