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2009

The Misfortunates

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?

Credits

Director

Felix van Groeningen

Producers

Dirk Impens , An Rydant

Writers

Felix van Groeningen , Christophe Dirickx , Dimitri Verhulst

Cinematographer

Ruben Impens

Composer

Jef Neve

Cast

Kenneth Vanbaeden , Valentijn Dhaenens , Koen De Graeve , Wouter Hendrickx , Johan Heldenbergh , Bert Haelvoet , Gilda De Bal , Natali Broods , Pauline Grossen , Sofie Palmers

Studio

Menuet

Genres

Drama Comedy

Posters

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The Misfortunates (2009) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Misfortunates (2009) international poster - US
US international
The Misfortunates (2009) character poster - US
US character
The Misfortunates (2009) teaser poster - US
US teaser
The Misfortunates (2009) imax poster - US
US imax

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