The Misfortunates

The Misfortunates

2009 · 108 min · NL · 7.2 (175 votes)
Dir. Felix van Groeningen · Starring Kenneth Vanbaeden, Valentijn Dhaenens, Koen De Graeve, Wouter Hendrickx, Johan Heldenbergh, Bert Haelvoet · Music Jef Neve
DramaComedy

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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A darkly funny, yet often poignant, look at a family drowning in dysfunction. It’s a raw, unflinching portrait of inherited struggles and the slim hope of breaking free from a bleak destiny.

bleakhilariousheartbreakingdysfunctionalsteadydark comedygritty realismcharacter-drivenfamilyalcoholismdestinycoming-of-age
big familyalcoholismuncle nephew relationshipworld recordlate for schooloverflowing toiletdrinking contestunwanted pregnancy
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