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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. [2]

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0104046Daens (1992) - IMDb

    Feb 25, 1993 · Daens: Directed by Stijn Coninx. 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
  3. Daens. 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 ...

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    • Stijn Coninx
    • Drama
    • Jan Decleir
  4. Daens. Monday 10 September 2012. Share. Copy Link. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email WhatsApp. Written by TJ. Advertising. Time Out says. A Belgian chronicle of a notorious 'red' priest and the ...

  5. Dec 31, 1992 · Daens Review. Father Daens, a belgian priest, is sent to the mill town of Aalst, where brutal mill owners oppress and bully their employees. When he begins to champion workers' rights and stands ...

  6. "Daens" is a film about a priest, Adolf Daens, in Flanders in the 19th century. He feels pity for the workers, the terrible conditions they have to work and live in. The work they do in the factories is dangerous and their salaries low. Daens tries to help the workers but the mighty director of the factory and the church officials try to stop him.

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  8. After Rome disciplined him, Father Daens had to choose between remaining a priest or remaining a champion of workers. In subplots, a courageous young woman fells in love with a socialist and survives a shop foreman’s rape, children die and prelates play billiards. Awards for Daens: In 1993, Daens was nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar.