Daens (1992)

Name: Daens
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1992-10-01
Duration: 138 min
Cast: Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje De Boeck, Michaël Pas, Karel Baetens

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.

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Released 1992-10-01 · 138 min · Drama, History

Directed by Stijn Coninx

Cast

Jan Decleir as Adolf Daens
Gérard Desarthe as Charles Woeste
Antje De Boeck as Nette Scholliers
Michaël Pas as Jan De Meeter
Karel Baetens as Jefke
Julien Schoenaerts as Bisschop Stillemans
Wim Meuwissen as Pieter Daens
Brit Alen as Louise Daens
Johan Leysen as Schmitt
Linda van Dyck as Elizabeth Borremans
Idwig Stephane as Eugene Borremans
Jappe Claes as Ponnet
Brenda Bertin as Marie
Alex Wilequet as Monsignor Goossens
Fred Van Kuyk as Burgemeester Van Wambeke