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. It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992.
Daens (1992)
Directed by Stijn Coninx
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Aalst, Academy Award, Antje, Best Foreign Language Film, De Boeck, Film Based On Literature, Industrial Revolution
Attributes
Narrative Location: Belgium
Alternate Titles
A Oposição
PT
Daens
AR, DK
Daens - Um Grito de Justiça
BR
Padre Daens
IT
Priest Daens
, GB
Priester Daens
NL
Priester der Entrechteten
DE
Punapappi Adolf Daens
FI
Данс
RU
达恩斯教士
CN
達恩斯教士
TW