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The Misfortunates
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2009 film directed by Felix Van Groeningen
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7.213-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?
Released: 2009-10-07108 minDir: Felix van GroeningenDrama, Comedy
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Cast
- Kenneth Vanbaeden as Kleine Gunther Strobbe (13 jaar)
- Valentijn Dhaenens as Gunther Strobbe
- Koen De Graeve as Marcel 'Celle' Strobbe
- Wouter Hendrickx as Lowie 'Petrol' Strobbe
- Johan Heldenbergh as Pieter 'Breejen' Strobbe
- Bert Haelvoet as Koen Strobbe
Themes
- big family
- alcoholism
- uncle nephew relationship
- world record
- late for school
- overflowing toilet
- drinking contest
- unwanted pregnancy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- Dutch
- Director
- Felix van Groeningen
- Screenwriter
- Felix van Groeningen
- Cast member
- Charlotte Vandermeersch
- Composer
- Jef Neve
- Cinematographer
- Ruben Impens
- Narrative location
- Belgium
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 319675
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.themisfortunates.com
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- publication date
- 2010-07-01
- title
- De helaasheid der dingen
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 68%
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