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The Conscript

08 Feb 1974
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
82 mins
5.3
7 votes
  • Drama
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In 1833, when the fledgling Belgian kingdom still fears a Dutch invasion, recruits were selected annually from an age cohort by a draw of lots in each locality. In this grim, then contemporary drama by the 'father of Flemish literature', Hendrik Conscience, Jan Braems, a poor and naive farmers-boy, accepts the not uncommon offer by a rich family to sell his lucky ticket (out) to their son for a hefty sum compared to the miserable labor wages at the time. Army life is even harsher then a farmhand's, especially for a Dutch-speaking an-alphabet who simply can't understand his francophone superiors, and Jan's nature is not complacent enough for military discipline even by todays standards, so he soon gets into all kinds of trouble, including gambling his capital away and a venereal disease. When his girlfriend back home goes looking for him, her life is doomed as well.
  • Jan Decleir

    as Jan Braems
  • Ansje Beentjes

    as Katrien
  • Gaston Vandermeulen

    as Grootvader
  • Gella Allaert

    as Katriens moeder
  • Bernard Verheyden

    as Karel
  • Marieke van Leeuwen

    as Hoertje
  • Idwig Stephane

    as Korporaal
  • Eddy Asselbergs

    as Boef
  • Leo Madder

    as Boef
  • Denise Zimmerman

    as Vrouw van kommandant
  • Rudi Van Vlaenderen

    as Dokter
  • Johan Vanderbracht

    as Kommandant

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