The Misfortunates(Movie, 2009)

Name: The Misfortunates
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2009
Duration: T01:48:00
Rating: 3.6

Original title: "De helaasheid der dingen" (Dutch/NL)

1h 48min | Genres: Drama, Comedy

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 84 votes)

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. The film stars Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx, Johan Heldenbergh, Bert Haelvoet, and Gilda De Bal. ()

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About The Misfortunates

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?

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Trailer (ENG Subs)(Trailer, 1:08)

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.themisfortunates.com

Production countries: Belgium, Netherlands

Plays in: Belgium

Made by: menuet

Original language: Dutch (NL)

Spoken languages: Dutch (NL)

Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/07/2009

Cast: Johan Heldenbergh, Koen De Graeve, Robbie Cleiren, Wouter Hendrickx, Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Bert Haelvoet, Gilda De Bal, Natali Broods, Pauline Grossen, Jos Geens, Sara De Bosschere, Lynn Van Royen, Sachli Gholamalizad, Roos Van Vlaenderen, Charlotte Vandermeersch, Steven Van Herreweghe, Tom Audenaert, Nico Leunen, Peter Van De Velde

Director: Felix van Groeningen

Producer: Jeroen Beker, Dirk Impens

Screenwriter: Dimitri Verhulst, Felix van Groeningen

Film Editor: Nico Leunen

Director of Photography: Ruben Impens

Composer: Jef Neve

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"La Merditude des choses"

"La lamentabilidad de las cosas"

Keywords: overflowing toilet, unwanted pregnancy, late for school, drinking contest, world record, big family, alcoholism, uncle nephew relationship

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