Rundskop (2011)

Sint-Truiden, Belgium. Jacky, a young cattle farmer who is constantly pumped on steroids and hormones, is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader.

Director:

Michaël R. Roskam

Writer:

Michaël R. Roskam (scenario)

Stars:

Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 22 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthias Schoenaerts	...	Jacky Vanmarsenille
Jeroen Perceval	...	Diederik Maes
Jeanne Dandoy	...	Lucia Schepers
Barbara Sarafian	...	Eva Forrestier
Tibo Vandenborre	...	Antony De Greef
Frank Lammers	...	Sam Raymond
Sam Louwyck	...	Marc DeKuyper
Robin Valvekens	...	Jonge Jacky Vanmarsenille
Baudouin Wolwertz	...	Jonge Diederik Maes
David Murgia	...	Jonge Bruno Schepers
Erico Salamone	...	Christian Filippini
Philippe Grand'Henry	...	David Filippini
Kris Cuppens	...	Jean Vanmarsenille
Sofie Sente	...	Irene Vanmarsenille
Kristof Renson	...	Stieve Vanmarsenille

Storyline

Sint-Truiden, Belgium. The young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille (Matthias Schoenaerts), 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.

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Plot Keywords:

traumatic childhood experience | brief male full frontal nudity | male wears underwear | man in a bathtub | man wrapped in a towel | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong violence, language and sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

The narration at the beginning was made by Michaël R. Roskam.

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Goofs

When Diederik Maes (Jeroen Perceval) is sitting on the toilet, he calls detective Eva Forrestier (Barbara Sarafian). While leaving a message on her voicemail, he farts in the middle of the message. However, when Eva is listening to the voicemail message, the fart is already heard in the beginning of the message.

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Quotes

Sam Raymond: You know what's wrong with you?... You've got no balls!

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Connections

Featured in La nuit des Césars: 38ème nuit des Césars (2013)

User Reviews

More than a movie, a masterpiece, a work of art....!!

You do not have to be Belgian to appreciate and be an admirer of this movie. The way it is told, filmed and performed are Oscar worthy....

This the incredibly sad story of Jacky, a farmer who's whole life will be turned upside down following a dramatic and traumatising event in his youth....making him the man (or what's left of it) he is today!

It handles in a very realistic way the animal (cow-bull) drug and hormone maffia and its traffic. Following the lives of several people who are directly affected by it.

The two stories, one the telling of Jacky's way to deal with his trauma and how he suffers from it, how it affected him and the other about the hormone traffic are brilliantly melt together to a story that will leave no one insensitive!!

AMAZING!!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Belgium] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Belgium Netherlands

Language:

Flemish French Dutch

Release Date:

2 February 2011 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Rundskop

Filming Locations:

Liège, Wallonia, Belgium

Box Office

Budget:

EUR2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$32,267, 19 February 2012

Gross USA:

$151,840

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,483,147

Company Credits

Production Co:

Savage Film, Eyeworks Film & TV Drama, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (35 mm version) Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1