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Priest Daens

Priest Daens 7.137

1992-10-01

Overview: 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.

Genre: Drama

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Jan Decleir

Adolf Daens



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Gérard Desarthe

Charles Woeste



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Antje De Boeck

Nette Scholliers



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Michaël Pas

Jan De Meeter



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Karel Baetens

Jefke



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Julien Schoenaerts

Bisschop Stillemans



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Wim Meuwissen

Pieter Daens



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Brit Alen

Louise Daens



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Johan Leysen

Schmitt



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Linda van Dyck

Elizabeth Borremans



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Idwig Stephane

Eugene Borremans



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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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Fred Van Kuyk

Burgemeester Van Wambeke



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Herbert Flack

Van Langenhove (Liberaal)



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Rik Hancké

Nuncio



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Matthias Schoenaerts

Wannes Scholliers



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Anna Grażyna Suchocka

Julia



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Iwona Hofman

Clarice



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Julia Banaszkiewicz

Nini



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Brunon Bukowski

Commission Member



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Andrzej Głoskowski

Commission Member



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Sławomir Maciejewski

Gendarmerie Officer



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Leon Niemczyk

Commission Member



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Tadeusz Teodorczyk

Commission Member



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Ludwik Benoit

Man beside Nini's Corpse



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Genowefa Korska

Lisette



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Mirosław Jękot

Gang Member



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Dariusz Kowalski

Gang Member



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Jacek Łuczak

Gang Member



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Tadeusz Falana

Gang Member



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Jacek Sut

Gang Member



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Barbara Połomska

Woman giving out Soup



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Wiesława Grochowska

Woman giving out Soup