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Bullhead

Rundskop

Belgium, Netherlands

2011

129 Min

Color

2.35:1

Flemish, French, Arabic

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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CAST Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Barbara Sarafian, Jeanne Dandoy, Tibo Vandenborre, Sam Louwyck, Frank Lammers, Enrico Salamone, Philippe Grand'Henry, David Murgia

Berlinale (Panorama Special), Transilvania (Focus Belgium), Karlovy Vary (Horizons), Melbourne (Crime Scene), Helsinki (Spotlight), Vancouver (Cinema of Our Time), Athens (International Competition), Chicago (World Cinema), AFI FEST (New Auteurs): Audience Award, Acting Award, São Paulo (New Directors), Stockholm (Competition), CPH PIX

Synopsis

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

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Zach Closs

29Jan13

A film about the excesses of a life defined by, and born of tragedy; one robbed of a childhood and unfairly condemned to early ruin. The harmonic convergence of actor and director here is astonishing. "Bullhead" is unyielding in the exploration of its protagonist, a figure presented with an empathy that has long been lost on the genre, and surrounded with a deeply palpable coiled rage. Deeply melancholic, disturbing and unforgettable.

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paolone_fr

13Dec12

a powerful tragedy in genre clothes

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Daniela Kalk

10Dec12

Awesome!

Howard Orr

1Dec12

A rare and wonderful thing; a film ostensibly about crime that makes no apologies for leading its viewer away from the crime movie cliches and into the world of someone who is only by chance connected to criminality. The crime film tag is itself the MacGuffin in "Rundskop".

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Articles

Our roundup of essays and articles on this film.

Notebook's 5th Writers Poll: Fantasy Double Features of 2012

By Daniel Kasman on January 7, 2013

In our annual poll, we pair our favorite new films of 2012 with older films seen in the same year to create fantastic double features.

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Daily Briefing. AFI Awards and Variety's 10 Directors to Watch

By David Hudson on December 12, 2011

Also: The video games and songs of 2011.

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Fantastic Fest 2011

By David Hudson on September 22, 2011

An entry collecting previews, interviews and reviews from the event known far and wide as the “film festival with the boring parts cut out.”

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Blu-ray Review: BULLHEAD (Drafthouse Films #3)

By Twitchfilm.com on June 25, 2012

The first time I saw Bullhead was at Fantastic Fest last fall. I read the synopsis and wasn’t particularly enthralled, but enough of my colleagues ensured me that it was worthwhile for me to clear a space

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Twitch's BULLHEAD Review Roundup

By Twitchfilm.com on February 16, 2012

An extraordinarily powerful film, and my #1 pick among films I saw in 2011, Michael Roskam’s Bullhead opens tomorrow in New York, Los Angeles, and Austin, courtesy of Drafthouse Films, before expanding

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These Goats Really Like BULLHEAD

By Twitchfilm.com on February 9, 2012

It’s an Oscar nominee, you know?……

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Fantastic US Trailer For Oscar Nominated BULLHEAD

By Twitchfilm.com on February 3, 2012

Michael Roskam’s Bullhead has received a great deal of press in these pages for the simple reason that it is very, very good.And now, riding on the strength of a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination, a limited

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BULLHEAD bags 9 Nominations at Belgian Film Awards

By Twitchfilm.com on January 10, 2012

There is a lot of love for Belgian director Michael R. Roskam and his stunning debut BULLHEAD round these parts, but we are far from alone in regarding his operatic crime saga within the Flemish cattle

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PIFAN 2011: BULLHEAD Review

By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011

With his first feature, Michael Roskam has delivered an assured and attention-grabbing debut that sits comfortably alongside Matteo Garrone’s GOMORRAH and Daniel Espinosa’s SNABBA CASH as one of the most

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Fantasia 2011: BULLHEAD Review

By Twitchfilm.com on December 16, 2011

Set in the shadowy underworld of agricultural and illegal hormone trading, Bullhead introduces a significant new talent in Belgian writer-director Michael Roskam. It is a morally complex, constantly surprising

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Berlin 2011: Trailer For Dark Belgian Drama BULLHEAD (RUNDSKOP)

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011

Soon to premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival is Michael Roskam’s Bullhead (Rundskop), a dark drama set in the world of illegal agricultural hormone trading. Shot by frequent Koen

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