BULLHEAD / RUNDSKOP

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 farreaching 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. Although it is loosely based on the 1995 assassination of veterinary inspector Karel Van Noppen, Bullhead is not a true crime story. In the words of director Michael Roskam, „The film relates to the hormones mafia like Hamlet relates to the Danish royal family.” Leading man Matthias Schoenaerts underwent two years of physical training and gained 27 kgs. to prepare for the role of Jacky Vanmarsenille, a young cattle farmer who after a tragic event in his childhood gets addicted tot testosterone injections, turning him into a tormented muscle machine.