The Misfortunates is an international festival hit. The film won awards at the Cannes Film Festival, the Cinnésonne European Film Festival and at the Hamptons International Film Festival in New York. In Cannes the film was selected for the prestigious Quinzaine des Réalisateurs and won the Prix Art et Essai. During the Hamptons International Film Festival in New York The Misfortunates won three awards for Best film, Best Photography and Best Script. Also in Paris at the European film festival Cinésonne the film won three prizes: the award for Best Film, the award for Best Actor (Koen de Graeve & Kenneth Vanbaeden) and the Audience Award.
In Dutch and Belgian cinemas the film is a great success. In Belgium, where
The Misfortunates was selected as the Belgian Academy Award submission, the film got more than 400.000 visitors. In the Netherlands over 60.000 visitors saw the art house film.
The Misfortunates, based on the novel by Dimitri Verhulst and directed by Felix van Groeningen, tells the story of Gunther Strobbe, 13 years old, who 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?
The Misfortunates is a production of the Belgian company Menuet, in coproduction with IDTV Film. The film was supported by VAF, the Netherlands Film Fund, Vlaamse Mediamaatschappij, Prime, Media Programme, Kinepolis Group, Vanden Avenne Izegem, Btech, Standaard Boekhandel, Belgacom, Johansson and de Morgen.
For more information on the film:
http://www.dehelaasheidderdingen.be
The Misfortunates is an international festival hit. The film won awards at the Cannes Film Festival, the Cinnésonne European Film Festival and at the Hamptons International Film Festival in New York. In Cannes the film was selected for the prestigious Quinzaine des Réalisateurs and won the Prix Art et Essai. During the Hamptons International Film Festival in New York The Misfortunates won three awards for Best film, Best Photography and Best Script. Also in Paris at the European film festival Cinésonne the film won three prizes: the award for Best Film, the award for Best Actor (Koen de Graeve & Kenneth Vanbaeden) and the Audience Award.
In Dutch and Belgian cinemas the film is a great success. In Belgium, where
The Misfortunates was selected as the Belgian Academy Award submission, the film got more than 400.000 visitors. In the Netherlands over 60.000 visitors saw the art house film.
The Misfortunates, based on the novel by Dimitri Verhulst and directed by Felix van Groeningen, tells the story of Gunther Strobbe, 13 years old, who 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?
The Misfortunates is a production of the Belgian company Menuet, in coproduction with IDTV Film. The film was supported by VAF, the Netherlands Film Fund, Vlaamse Mediamaatschappij, Prime, Media Programme, Kinepolis Group, Vanden Avenne Izegem, Btech, Standaard Boekhandel, Belgacom, Johansson and de Morgen.
For more information on the film:
http://www.dehelaasheidderdingen.be