The Misfortunates (2009) on Netflix
In 1980s Flanders, thirteen-year-old Gunther Strobbe lives with his grandmother Meetje, his postman father Celle and his uncles. The brothers drink beer and live off Meetje's pension.
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Plot summary
A thirty-something novelist and impending father looks back on his all-too-formative years in the hapless, alcohol-ridden milieu of his youth in 1980s rural Flanders, Belgium.
In Reetveerdegem (English would be Arsefeatherham), a fictitious derelict hamlet near run-down industrial city Aalst (Alost), five debt-burdened drop-out Strobbe brothers move back in with their pensioned mother 'Meetje', still wasting their lives in dead-end jobs, alcohol, gambling and meaningless sex. Celle also took in, as if their baby brother, his son Gunther. Nobody expects the knave (13) to grow up and become a respectable citizen either, despite his better IQ and attitude, as his uncles' and father's mischief and reputation seem to sabotage every single opportunity. Discovering love may motivate him after all, or accidental paternity could drag him down to father's level.
Cast
- Kenneth Vanbaedenas Kleine Gunther
- Pauline Grossenas Sylvie
- Guy Dermulas Directeur school
- Jos Geensas André
