Fresh
If Ken Loach and Roberto Benigni went into a bar, drank themselves into a stupor and emerged the next morning with a screenplay, it might look a lot like The Misfortunates.
Jeannette Catsoulis, NPR
Overview
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?
Director and cast
- Felix van Groeningen Director
- Kenneth Vanbaeden as Kleine Gunther Strobbe (13 jaar)
- Valentijn Dhaenens as Gunther Strobbe
- Koen De Graeve as Marcel 'Celle' Strobbe
- Wouter Hendrickx as Lowie 'Petrol' Strobbe
- Johan Heldenbergh as Pieter 'Breejen' Strobbe
- Bert Haelvoet as Koen Strobbe
- Gilda De Bal as Meetje
- Natali Broods as Rosie
- Pauline Grossen as Sylvie
- Sofie Palmers as Vriendin Gunther
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
74%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A bawdy, heartfelt glimpse into a proudly dysfunctional Belgium family.
Douglas Pratt, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten
The Misfortunates is a bleak comedy that's not as funny or grim as it needs to be.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Fresh
There's whimsy and raunchy humor here, but also an underlying sense of darkness and despair.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
An appalling childhood may risk making you an unhappy person when you grow up, but it almost guarantees a great yarn.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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