The Misfortunates
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Director Felix Van Groeningen Story by Dimitri Verhulst Duration Language Dutch | 7.4/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Drama Initial DVD release May 5, 2010 (France) Country Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 16 May 2009 (2009-05-16) Writer Christophe Dirickx (screenplay), Dimitri Verhulst (novel), Felix van Groeningen Cast Kenneth Vanbaeden (Kleine Gunther Strobbe (13 jaar)), Valentijn Dhaenens (Gunther Strobbe), Koen De Graeve (Marcel 'Celle' Strobbe), Wouter Hendrickx (Lowie 'Petrol' Strobbe), Johan Heldenbergh (Pieter 'Breejen' Strobbe), Bert Haelvoet (Koen Strobbe)Similar Rosetta (film), The Broken Circle Breakdown, This Is Our Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Misfortunates (Dutch: De helaasheid der dingen) is a 2009 Belgian comedy-drama film directed by Felix Van Groeningen. It is adapted from the (partly autobiographical) book De Helaasheid der Dingen by Belgian writer Dimitri Verhulst. The film stars Koen De Graeve, Johan Heldenbergh, Wouter Hendrickx, Bert Haelvoet, Valentijn Dhaenens, Kenneth Vanbaeden and Gilda De Bal.
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- Plot
- Cast
- Critical reception
- Awards
- References
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Plot
Writer Gunther Strobbe made his ladyfriend pregnant and looks back at this youth. He lived together with his father, grandmother and uncles in a house in the fictitious town of Reetveerdegem. Much of his youth was about drinking, cigarettes, women, and truancy. Heavier themes include addiction, criminality, and death.
Cast
Critical reception
LA Weekly found Van Groeningen mixing "the visual exuberance of 'Trainspotting' with the familial pathos of 'Angela’s Ashes'", whilst Variety described the film as starting out as an "extremely lowbrow comedy" but later "morphing into a bittersweet meditation on whether familial love and pride are enough to sustain a proper upbringing."
Awards
The film won the Prix Art et Essai at the Cannes Film Festival's Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. It also won three Golden Starfish Awards at the 17th Hamptons International Film Festival. The film was the official Belgian entry for the 82nd Academy Awards in 2010 in the category Best Foreign Language Film.
References
The Misfortunates WikipediaThe Misfortunates IMDb The Misfortunates themoviedb.org