---
title: 'The Sacrament (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hugo Claus'
released: '1989-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sacrament-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100537/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Sacrament (1989)

1989 · Comedy · Belgium

Original title: Het sacrament

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hugo Claus](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-claus)
- **Screenplay:** [Hugo Claus](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-claus)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frédéric Devreese](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-devreese)
- **Producer:** [Patrick Conrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-conrad)

## Cast

- [Jan Decleir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-decleir)
- [Blanka Heirman](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanka-heirman)
- [Koen Crucke](https://cinepixo.com/people/koen-crucke)
- [Brit Alen](https://cinepixo.com/people/brit-alen)
- [Chris Lomme](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-lomme)
- [Marc Didden](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-didden)
- [Ann Petersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-petersen)
- [Frank Aendenboom](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-aendenboom)

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Official site: http://magnetreleasing.com/thesacrament/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-sacrament-1989
Film facts: Wikidata (Q2145893); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.