Koen De Graeve, Johan Heldenbergh, Wouter Hendrickx, Bert Haelvoet, and Kenneth Vanbaeden in The Misfortunates (2009)

The Misfortunates

Original title: De helaasheid der dingen
Movie2009• Not Rated• 1h 48m
ComedyDrama
⭐ 7.3 / 10(12,006)

A thirty-something novelist and impending father looks back on his all-too-formative years in the hapless, alcohol-ridden milieu of his youth in 1980s rural Flanders, Belgium.

Rated
Not Rated
Runtime
1h 48m
Released
2009
Country
Belgium, Netherlands

Details

Release year: 2009

Storyline

A thirty-something novelist and impending father looks back on his all-too-formative years in the hapless, alcohol-ridden milieu of his youth in 1980s rural Flanders, Belgium.

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Cast
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Did you know

• The official Belgian submission for the 2010 Academy Awards.

• Lynn Van Royen's debut.

• The story is semi-autobiographical. The writer of the book, which the movie is based on, lived in a similar town in Flanders, Belgium with his alcoholic father and alcoholic uncles.

User reviews

⭐ 8/10

The "Misfortunates" are those who don't see this film!

👍 22 · 8/29/2010
⭐ 8/10

Lowland lowlifes

👍 28 · 2/9/2010
⭐ 8/10

Harsh Picture

👍 15 · 6/9/2013

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
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