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The Sacrament is a film of genre Drama directed by Ti West with Ann Petersen

The Sacrament (1990)

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Length 1h30
Directed by ,    
Genres Drama,    Comedy
Rating62% 3.1429253.1429253.1429253.1429253.142925

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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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 ventilating old frustrations, discussions and tensions. Eventually one homosexual young man gets depressed and a drama escalates.

Actors

Ann Petersen

(Natalie)Jan Decleir

(Albert)Marc Didden

(Gigi)Blanka Heirman

(Taatje)
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