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Daens (1993)

21 Feb

138m; Holland

Director: Stijn Coninx

Synopsis: 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.

Contact: Jan Marijnissen, jmarijnissen@sp.nl (guy I met 8/14; will get me more info on Dutch labor films)

 

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