The Misfortunates
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.
Released: 2009
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Director: Felix van Groeningen
Producer: Favourite Films NV, IDTV Film
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