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Director
  
Hugo Claus

Country
  
Belgium

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Duration
  

Language
  
Dutch

The Sacrament (1989 film) movie poster

Release date
  
16 November 1989 (1989-11-16)

The Sacrament (Dutch: Het sacrament) is a 1989 Belgian comedy film directed by Belgian author Hugo Claus. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on Claus' own novel Omtrent Deedee and his play Interieur. The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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Plot

A family has its annual family reunion to commemorate the anniversary of mother's death. People drink and eat heavily and after a while all restrictions are lost. Family members start venting old frustrations, discussions and tensions. Eventually one homosexual young man gets depressed and a drama escalates.

Cast

  • Ann Petersen as Natalie
  • Carl Ridders as Claude
  • Jan Decleir as Albert
  • Hugo Van Den Berghe as Antoine
  • An De Donder as Jeanne
  • Marc Didden as Gigi
  • Chris Lomme as Lotte
  • Brit Alen as Tilly
  • Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen as Lutje
  • Blanka Heirman as Taatje
  • Koen Crucke
  • Frank Aendenboom as Dee Dee, the priest (uncredited)

    • References

    The Sacrament (1989 film) Wikipedia
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    The Sacrament (1989 film) IMDb The Sacrament (1989 film) themoviedb.org


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