Bullhead (film)
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Bullhead is a 2011 Belgian drama film
written and directed by Michaël R. Roskam and starring Matthias Schoenaerts. It tells the story of the young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille who 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.
. It has been selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 84th Academy Awards
.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by Michaël R. Roskam and starring Matthias Schoenaerts. It tells the story of the young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille who 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.
Cast
- Matthias SchoenaertsMatthias SchoenaertsMatthias Schoenarts is the son of the Belgian actor Julien Schoenaerts. After finishing the academy of dramatic arts in Antwerp, Matthias featured in several movies.-Filmography:*Priest Daens as Wannes Scholliers*Waternimf...
as Jacky Vanmarsenille - Jeroen Perceval as Diederik Maes
- Jeanne Dandoy as Lucia Schepers
- Barbara Sarafian as Eva Forrestier
- Tibo Vandenborre as Anthony De Greef
- Frank LammersFrank LammersFrank Lammers is a Dutch television and film actor.-Television series:*The Enclave Winner of the National News Quiz 2009 in Holland.-Feature films:*Shouf Shouf Habibi!...
as Sam Raymond - Sam Louwyck as Marc de Kuyper
Release
The film was selected for the panorama section of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival61st Berlin International Film Festival
The 61st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to February 20, 2011, with actress Isabella Rossellini as the President of the Jury. The Coen Brothers film True Grit opened the festival. 300,000 tickets were sold in total during the event, to 20,000 attendees from 116...
. It has been selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best films of 2011 and will take place on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC. The host was originally going to be Eddie Murphy. However, after Brett Ratner resigned as...
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See also
- 2011 in film2011 in filmThe year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...
- List of submissions to the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film