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

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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