Daens is a 1992 Belgian

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 film

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 directed by Stijn Coninx

Stijn Coninx

Stijn, Baron Coninx is a Belgian film director best known for the movie Daens. He was made a Baron by King Albert II of Belgium...

. This 1992

1992 in film

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 drama

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 starring Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir

Jan Decleir is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp .He had his first big role in Fons Rademakers "Mira" and has since then appeared in countless Flemish and Dutch films and tv productions...

, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck and Michael Pas, tells the true story of Adolf Daens

Adolf Daens

Adolf Daens was a Flemish priest from Aalst. Daens was a Jesuit from 1859 to 1871 but is especially known for his socio-political involvement after he joined the diocesan clergy. He created the Daensist movement from which originated in 1893 the Christene Volkspartij inspired by Leo XIII's...

, a Catholic

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 priest

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 in Aalst

Aalst, Belgium

Aalst is a city and municipality on the Dender River, 19 miles northwest from Brussels. It is located in the Flemish province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade,...

 who strives to improve the miserable working conditions in the local factories. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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 in 1994.

In 2008, the movie's screenplay

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 was adapted into a stage musical.

Cast

• Jan Decleir
  Jan Decleir
  Jan Decleir is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp .He had his first big role in Fons Rademakers "Mira" and has since then appeared in countless Flemish and Dutch films and tv productions...
  
   - Adolf Daens
  Adolf Daens
  Adolf Daens was a Flemish priest from Aalst. Daens was a Jesuit from 1859 to 1871 but is especially known for his socio-political involvement after he joined the diocesan clergy. He created the Daensist movement from which originated in 1893 the Christene Volkspartij inspired by Leo XIII's...
  
  
• Gérard Desarthe - Charles Woeste
  Charles Woeste
  Charles, Count Woeste was a Belgian Roman Catholic politician of German descent.He was born in Brussels, the son of Edouard Woeste, who was of Prussian descent and who became a naturalized Belgian on 15 January 1841. Edouard Woeste was consul for Prussia from 1843 to 1853, and married Constance...
  
  
• Antje de Boeck - Nette Scholliers
• Johan Leysen - Schmitt
• Michael Pas - Jan De Meeter
• Jappe Claes - Ponnet
• Karel Baetens - Jefke
• Idwig Stephane - Eugene Borremans
• Brit Alen - Louise Daens
• Wim Meuwissen - Pieter Daens

Awards and nominations

Group	Award	Winner/Nominee	Won
Academy Awards Academy Awards An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...	Best Foreign Language Film		No
European Film Awards	Best Actor	Jan Decleir Jan Decleir Jan Decleir is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp .He had his first big role in Fons Rademakers "Mira" and has since then appeared in countless Flemish and Dutch films and tv productions...	No
Joseph Plateau Awards	Best Belgian Actor	Jan Decleir Jan Decleir Jan Decleir is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp .He had his first big role in Fons Rademakers "Mira" and has since then appeared in countless Flemish and Dutch films and tv productions...	Yes
	Best Belgian Actress	Antje de Boeck
	Best Belgian Director	Stijn Coninx Stijn Coninx Stijn, Baron Coninx is a Belgian film director best known for the movie Daens. He was made a Baron by King Albert II of Belgium...
	Best Belgian Film