Oct 07, 2009
108 min
Full-HD

The Misfortunates (2009)

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?

Category

Drama Comedy

Country

Belgium Netherlands

Companies

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Kenneth Vanbaeden

Kleine Gunther Strobbe (13 jaar)

Valentijn Dhaenens

Gunther Strobbe

Koen De Graeve

Marcel 'Celle' Strobbe

Wouter Hendrickx

Lowie 'Petrol' Strobbe

Johan Heldenbergh

Pieter 'Breejen' Strobbe

Bert Haelvoet

Koen Strobbe

Gilda De Bal

Meetje

Natali Broods

Rosie

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