The Misfortunates (2009)
De helaasheid der dingen
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 61%
(RT: 68%, MC: 54) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
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
Bert Haelvoet as Koen Strobbe
Gilda De Bal as Meetje
Natali Broods as Rosie
Is The Misfortunates good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 231 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 61%.
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? Wikipedia ↗
