Daens
1992, Film, 138 min, Biography, Drama, History, Dutch, Belgium, MoviePedia score 69
Father Daens returns to Aalst, where workers suffer from poverty, child labor, and exploitation in the textile industry. Driven by his sense of justice, he takes their side, even if it means confronting the church and the upper class. A detailed historical drama about the fight for justice.
Directed by Stijn Coninx
Cast
- Jan Decleir as Adolf Daens
- Gérard Desarthe as Charles Woeste
- Antje de Boeck as Nette Scholliers
- Michael Pas as Jan De Meeter
- Karel Baetens as Jefke
- Julien Schoenaerts as Bishop Stillemans
- Wim Meuwissen as Pieter Daens
- Brit Alen as Louise Daens
- Johan Leysen as Schmitt
- Idwig Stéphane as Eugene Borremans
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