Call Nº: 16/2007

International Title: The misfortunates

Coproducing Contry/ies:  Belgium  Netherlands 

Production Company/ies: Menuet

Company/ies Who Received The Support:  Menuet

Director: Felix Van Groeningen

Script: Felix Van Groeningen

Cast: Kenneth Vanbaeden / Valentijn Dhaenens / Koen De Graeve / Wouter Hendrickx / Johan Heldenbergh / Bert Haelvoet / Gilda De Bal / Natali Broods / Pauline Grossen / Sofie Palmers

Synopsis: Gunther Strobbe, 13, 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?