Bullhead
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Friday, January 06, 8:00 PM
Palm Springs Regal 9
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Palm Springs Regal 9
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Tuesday, January 10, 1:30 PM
Camelot Theatres
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Bullhead
Rundskop
Belgium, 2011, 124 Minute Running Time
Additional Countries: Netherlands
Topics: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Program: Awards Buzz : Best Foreign Language Film
Language: Flemish English Sub-Titles
Part thriller, part character study, Bullhead is an astoundingly stylish, muscular crime drama about gangsters and farmers, set against the backdrop of the Belgian cattle hormones mafia. It's a tale of friendship and loyalty, betrayal and lost innocence. This is a film about cows and police informers, bulls and headbutts. 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 a mysterious secret from Jacky’s past set in motion a chain of events with far-reaching consequences. Leading man Matthias Schoenaerts underwent two years of physical training and gained 27 kg to prepare for the role of Jacky, who, after a tragic event in his childhood, gets addicted to testosterone injections, turning him into a tormented muscle machine. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, “Director Roksam depicts a world of men into which this man cannot enter; of animals and flesh and impotence; of the very essence of maleness in the agricultural world.”
Guest expected to attend film screenings on 1/6 and 1/8
DIRECTOR: Michaël R. Roskam
Producer: Bart van Langendonck
Editor: Alain Dessauvage
Screenwriter: Michaël R. Roskam
Cinematographer: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Music: Raf Keunen
Principal Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy, Barbara Sarafian, Frank Lammers, Tibo Lammers
Filmography: Debut Feature
Print Source: Drafthouse
Sponsors:
Consulate General of Belgium, Consulate General of Switzerland, French Embassy: LA Film & TV Office, Quebec Delegation in Los Angeles, Swiss Films, TV5Monde