The Misfortunates (2009)
- Original title
- De helaasheid der dingen
- Directed by
- Felix van Groeningen
- Genre
- drama, comedy
- Country
- Netherlands, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 221 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A boy grows up in a chaotic family of hard-drinking men in a small Belgian town. The story follows his attempts to find his own path away from their self-destructive habits.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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