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  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • NeoClassics Films
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • NeoClassics Films
  • 1 h 48 m
The Misfortunates

Summary Gunther Strobbe, 13, lives with his father and three uncles at his grandmother’s house. Every day he is faced with their drinking, fighting, and shameful laziness. Gunther must find a way to escape this misfortune or he will end up in the same situation as his derelict family. [NeoClassics Films]

Directed By: Felix van Groeningen

Written By: Christophe Dirickx, Dimitri Verhulst, Felix van Groeningen

  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • NeoClassics Films
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • NeoClassics Films
  • 1 h 48 m

The Misfortunates

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
54
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.8
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Summary Gunther Strobbe, 13, lives with his father and three uncles at his grandmother’s house. Every day he is faced with their drinking, fighting, and shameful laziness. Gunther must find a way to escape this misfortune or he will end up in the same situation as his derelict family. [NeoClassics Films]

Directed By: Felix van Groeningen

Written By: Christophe Dirickx, Dimitri Verhulst, Felix van Groeningen

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
54
55% Positive
6 Reviews
27% Mixed
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18% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
54
55% Positive
6 Reviews
27% Mixed
3 Reviews
18% Negative
2 Reviews

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88
There's whimsy and raunchy humor here, but also an underlying sense of darkness and despair.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW
80
While The Misfortunates careens with madcap hilarity through the Strobbe's tumultuous lives, it also resonates with its serious story undercurrent. In essence, it is the story of a boy's struggle to survive, and, in this case, evolve.
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80
Deftly mixing the visual exuberance of “Trainspotting” with the familial pathos of “Angela’s Ashes,” the gifted van Groeningen offers gleeful depictions of drinking contests and naked bicycle races that gradually give way to a sense of moral peril for young Gunther.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
70
Calling the Strobbe clan a working-class family would imply that some of its members worked (or had class), but none of the lowlife protags do in the visually robust and often hilarious Flemish tragicomedy The Misfortunates.
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50
The movie has to twist your arm to get you to feel for these people. But you wouldn’t be wrong to think it’s been broken.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
50
The acting is super -- these guys know how to be sweet and disgusting -- and the story provides its share of laughs. But after a while, the one-note movie, directed by Felix van Groeningen, grows tiresome.
By V.A. Musetto FULL REVIEW
20
The title of The Misfortunates ­really applies to any audiences unlucky enough to sit through it.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.8
83% Positive
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0% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Production Company Favourite Films NV, IDTV Film
Release Date Apr 9, 2010
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.flandersimage.com/browse-titles/detail/misfortunates
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Awards

Film Festival Oostende
• 5 Wins & 7 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 3 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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