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.
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.
Credits
Director & Writer
Michaël R. Roskam (script developed at BingerLab, Amsterdam)
Starring
Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Barbara Sarafian, Jeanne Dandoy, Tibo Vandenborre, Sam Louwyck, Frank Lammers, Enrico Salamone, Philippe Grand'Henri and Baloji
Photography
Nicolas Karakatsanis
Editor
Alain Dessauvage
Music Composer
Raf Keunen
Sound
Benoit De Clerck
Producer
Bart Van Langendonck - SAVAGE FILM (BE)
Co-producer
Peter Bouckaert - EYEWORKS (BE), Wilant Boekelman & Jan Van der Zanden - WATERLAND FILM (NL), Patrick Quinet - ARTEMIS (BE)
In association with
VMMA (2BE), PRIME
World Sales
Celluloid Dreams
Distribution
KFD (BE), JustFilm Distribution (NL), Ad Vitam (FR), Rapid Eye (DE), Drafthouse (USA), Praesens (Switzerland), Njutafilms (Sweden), Bulgarian Film (Bulgaria), Maywin (Rusland), Soda Pictures (British Isles), Nettai (Japan), Indie Entertainment (Singapore), HBO (Latin America)
With the support of
the Flanders Audiovisual Fund, the Dutch Film Fund, the Media Development Programme of the E.U., Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel, Wallimage/Bruxellimage
Festivals & Awards
Oscars® 2012
Nomination Best Foreign Language Film
European Film Awards
Official Selection
Festival du Film Policier de Beaune
Jury Prize & Critics Prize
Montreal Fantasia
New Flesh Award for Best First Feature
Flemish Film Awards
Best Film, Best Director and Best Debut for Michaël R. Roskam, Best Main Actor for Matthias Schoenaerts, Best Male supporting role for Jeroen Perceval, Best Photography for Nikolas Karakatsanis
L'Etrange Festival
New Genre Award for Best Film
Austin Fantastic
'New Wave Award' Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director
Festival des Jeunes Réalisateurs, St. Jean du Luz
Best Director and Best Actor
Moscow IFF ‘2 in one'
‘Heroes Award' for Best Actor
AFI Fest L.A.
New Auteurs Audience Award, New Auteurs Critic's Prize for Best Actor
IFF de Cinema Negre de Manresa
‘Placido de Plata' award for Best Film
Fest Int'l du Cinéma Européen des Arcs, France
Best Actor for Matthias Schoenaerts
Palm Springs IFF
Best Actor for Matthias Schoenaerts
Cutting Edge Awards
Best Belgian Film
Les ‘Machins' Awards
Best Production Assistant, Best Quote, Best Accent
Magritte Awards
Best Script, Best Actor, Best Editor, Best Co-production with Flanders
Victoria Film Festival
Best Feature Award
Belgian Critics Awards
‘Cavens' Award for best Belgian Film
Flemish script association
Award for Best Flemish script
& Dozens of other film festivals
Specs
Runtime
129'
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Camera
Aaton Penelope, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
Laboratory
Studio l'Équipe, Belgium
Negative format
35 mm
Cinematographic Progress
Digital Intermediate (2K) (master format) Techniscope (source format)
