Description:The young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious West-Flemish beef trader. But the assassination of a federal policeman, and an unexpected confrontation with a mysterious secret from Jacky’s past, set in motion a chain of events with far-reaching The young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious West-Flemish beef trader. But the assassination of a federal policeman, and an unexpected confrontation with a mysterious secret from Jacky’s past, set in motion a chain of events with far-reaching consequences.
Bullhead is an exciting tragedy about fate, lost innocence and friendship, about crime and punishment, but also about conflicting desires and the irreversibility of a man’s destiny. –Celluloid Dreams... (more)(less)
"I love the movie Bullhead. I'm working with the director now. He's kind of putting the light into a business, a very dirty business -- it's not the cool gangsters, it's not the kind of sexy gangster world; it's the gritty, very uncharming world of criminals working in the meat industry in Belgium.
And the whole backstory to this lead guy is so incredible. I was in tears a couple of times when I saw it. And now I'm gonna work with Matthias and with Michaël R. Roskam, who directed it."
AFIoscar added this to a list 2 months, 3 weeks ago
"DATE: February 1
DIRECTOR: Michael R. Roskam
CAST: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Barbara Sarafian, Jeanne Dandoy
FUN FACT: The film's dialogue is largely in Limburgish, a sort of Dutch/German cross spoken in parts of Germany, Holland and Belgium.
SYNOPSIS: A young farmer is approached by a vet working with the "hormone mafia underworld" to dose his cows for sale to a beef trader. But a dangerous train of events is sparked by the murder of a policeman and events in the farmer's pa"
mirinbuddy added this to a list 4 months, 4 weeks ago
"Matthias Schoenaerts deserved an Oscar for his performance . This movie is intense and dark and once you learn the dark childhood-story of the main character it will be like a punch in the face."
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