The Sacrament (1989)
Het Sacrament
The 1950s. 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.
- Date of release
- 1989-11-16
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Hugo Claus
Casting
- Ann Petersen — Natalie
- Carl Ridders — Claude
- Jan Decleir — Albert
- Marc Didden — Gigi
- Chris Lomme — Lotte
- Frank Aendenboom — Dee Dee
- Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen — Lutje
- Brit Alen — Tilly
- Blanka Heirman — Taatje
- An de Donder — Jeanne
- Hugo Van Den Berghe — Antoine
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
The 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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