De jonge Gunther Strobbe groeit op in een marginale familie die leeft volgens het motto 'God schiep de dag en wij nietsnutten slepen er ons doorheen'.
Nee, helaas is De helaasheid der dingen nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Felix van Groeningen | Director |
| Writing | Christophe Dirickx | Screenplay |
| Writing | Felix van Groeningen | Screenplay |
| Writing | Dimitri Verhulst | Novel |
| Writing | Dimitri Verhulst | Screenplay |
| Production | Frans van Gestel | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Jef Neve | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Jeroen Beker | Co-Producer |
| Production | Alberte Gautot | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dirk Impens | Producer |
| Production | An Rydant | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Nico Leunen | Editor |
| Production | Rudy Verzyck | Associate Producer |
| Art | Chris Lievens | Property Master |
| Camera | Ruben Impens | Director of Photography |
