Daens (film)
| Daens | |
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| Directed by | Stijn Coninx |
| Written by | François Chevallier Stijn Coninx Addy Weijers |
| Based on | Pieter Daens by Louis Paul Boon |
| Produced by | Dirk Impens Jean-Luc Ormières Maria Peters Hans Pos Dave Schram |
| Starring | Jan Decleir Gérard Desarthe Antje de Boeck Michael Pas |
| Cinematography | Walther Vanden Ende |
| Edited by | Ludo Troch |
| Music by | Dirk Brossé |
| Distributed by | Shooting Star Filmcompany (Netherlands) |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Countries | Belgium Netherlands France |
| Languages | Dutch French Latin |
| Box office | $0.49 million (Netherlands) |
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 life of Adolf Daens, a Catholic priest in Aalst who strives in the late 19th and early 20th century to improve the miserable working conditions in the local factories. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992.
The film was shot in Belgium and also in Poland: in Łódź (Księży Młyn) and Piotrków Trybunalski.
In 2008, the film's screenplay was adapted into a stage musical.