:03:01
He prepares long and obscure sermons
which he's unable to memorize...
:03:04
and has to read
like a stumbling and inarticulate child.
:03:08
Now, gentlemen, can we send
that kind of man out into the field...
:03:11
to represent our society?
:03:13
Dr. Peeters, I think that's conclusive.
:03:17
Dr. Bosman, ask him to come in, please.
:03:32
Mr. Van Gogh, we have Dr. Bosman's
report on your progress here.
:03:36
- In view of what he's told us...
- You understand...
:03:38
if your teacher feels
that you're unqualified...
:03:41
this committee cannot give you
an appointment.
:03:43
We regret it more than we can say.
:03:45
Gentlemen, I think that concludes
Committee business for today.
:03:59
Mr. Van Gogh, do you feel that the
Committee were unjust in their decision?
:04:04
- No, sir.
- We did what we had to do...
:04:06
in view of your records.
:04:09
- Yes, sir.
- Come here.
:04:16
Your father is a minister, is he not?
:04:18
I'm not trying to put myself
on a level with my father.
:04:21
I only hoped in some way
to follow in his footsteps.
:04:25
Yet, until a year ago...
:04:26
you showed no inclination or desire
to follow your father's calling.
:04:30
Believe me, this is something I have to do.
I want to help the unfortunates.
:04:34
I want to bring them the word of God.
:04:36
Even if I'm not qualified,
there must be some way I can serve.
:04:39
Isn't there any place for me?
Somewhere no one else wants to go?
:04:42
I'll do anything. Only use me. Use me!
:04:50
Come here.
:04:56
- Do you know this part of the country?
- No.
:04:59
It's a coal-mining region, the Borinage.