De helaasheid der dingen

The misfortunates
Director
Felix Van Groeningen
Country
Belgium, Netherlands
Year
2009
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Felix Van Groeningen
Cast
Kenneth Vanbaeden / Valentijn Dhaenens / Koen De Graeve / Wouter Hendrickx / Johan Heldenbergh / Bert Haelvoet / Gilda De Bal / Natali Broods / Pauline Grossen / Sofie Palmers
Production
Menuet
http://www.dehelaasheidderdingen.be/
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Storyline

Gunther Strobbe, 13, lives with his father and three uncles at his grandmother's. There, he daily faces enormous quantities of alcohol, picking up women and shameless hanging out and doing nothing. Everything points to Gunther suffering the same fate. Or will Gunther yet manage to escape his misfortune?

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2009
Director's Fortnight