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The Misfortunates (Dutch: De Helaasheid der Dingen) is a 2009 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Felix Van Groeningen. It is adapted from the 2006 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Belgian writer Dimitri Verhulst.
Apr 9, 2010 · With Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx. A thirty-something novelist and impending father looks back on his all-too-formative years in the hapless, alcohol-ridden milieu of his youth in 1980s rural Flanders, Belgium.
May 17, 2009 · The Misfortunates — Film Review. Four grown men living at home with their mother makes for rich writing fodder. In this rousing Belgian comedy, Felix Van Groeningen...
Nicolas Rapold Village Voice The Misfortunates is often very funny, and the rolling remember-when vignettes trump the typical low-country wild-hairy-man sideshows.
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Apr 9, 2010 · Gunther Strobbe, 13, lives with his father and three uncles at his grandmother’s house. Every day he is faced with their drinking, fighting, and shameful laziness. Gunther must find a way to escape this misfortune or he will end up in the same situation as his derelict family.
Overview. 13-year-old Gunther Strobbe grows up surrounded by alcohol, trash and his completely useless father and uncles. Slowly but surely, he's being prepared for the same hapless life. Can he defy his destiny? Felix van Groeningen. Director, Screenplay. Dimitri Verhulst. Novel, Screenplay. Christophe Dirickx. Screenplay. Reviews.
Apr 9, 2010 · Bawdy, boisterous and unfailingly clear-eyed, The Misfortunates wonders whether it's possible for damaged offspring to raise children of their own.
