- Bullhead is a 2012 Belgian crime drama film and the directorial debut of Michael R. Roskam. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. - The film tells the story of a Belgian cattle farmer named Jacky Vanmarsenille who gets involved in illegal steroid trafficking with the local mafia. When a federal agent is assassinated and a woman from his past reappears, Jacky must confront his demons and face the consequences of his decisions. - Reviews praised Bullhead as a gripping gangster tale that was assured and intelligent in its storytelling, though not necessarily unique in tone, but completely fresh in its subject

1. Frank Lammers
BullheadMovie Review
19 February2012 7:02 PM, PST| ShockYa | See recentShockYanews»
Title:BullheadDirectedBy:Michael R.RoskamStarring:Matthias Schoenaerts,Jeroen Perceval,
Jeanne Dandoy,BarbaraSarafian,TiboVandenborre,FrankLammers,SamLouwyck,Robin
Valvekens,BaudoinWolwertz,DavidMurgia,EricoSalamone,Philippe Grand’Henry,KrisCuppens,
Sofie Sente,Kristof RensonTalkaboutstartingoutonthe right foot.Notonlydidfirsttime feature
writer-directorMichael R.Roskamdeliverasolidfilm, buthe snaggedanAcademyAward
nominationforBestForeignLanguage Film.Willitclaimthe Oscar?I’mbettingagainstit,but
Bullheadisstill undoubtedlyaworthywatch.Askids,JackyVanmarsenille(RobinValvekens) andhis
buddyDiederikMaes(BaudoinWolwertz)getintoascuffle withalocal bully,»
[Review]Bullhead
17 February2012 10:30 AM, PST | The FilmStage | See recentThe FilmStage news»
Note:Thisisa re-postof ourViff review.
The name Michael R.Roskam maybecome veryfamiliararoundcinematiccircles—possiblyassoon
as nextspring.Beatingoutall otheraccomplishedfilmmakersfromBelgium,itisthis
writer/director’sfirstfeatureRundskop[Bullhead] thathaswonthe honor of representingits
countryat the Oscars.You’ll understandwhyitprevailedquickly,earningthe praise of notjustbeing
a great debut,buta great filmtoo.

2. Assured,intelligent,andgripping,thisgangstertale isn’tnecessarilyunique intone butiscompletely
freshinsubjectmatter.Insteadof cocaine orheroine asthe central drug manufacturedand
distributed, the Flemishmobfamilieshere deal cows.Byinjectinggrowthhormones,multiple farms
inBelgiumhave cultivatedstrongillegal trade circlesof infusedbeef andmilk.It’sbigbusinessand
thuslyunderconstantpolice surveillance,butsomehow they’ve»
BullheadMovie Review
17 February2012 5:45 AM, PST| ShockYa | See recentShockYanews»
Title:BullheadDrafthouse FilmsReview by:HarveyKartenGrade:BDirector:Michael R. Roskam
Screenwriter:Michael R.RoskamCast:MatthiasSchoenaerts,Jeanne Dandoy,TiboVandenborre,
JeroenPerceval,BarbaraSarafian,FrankLammersScreenedat:Critics’DVD,NYC,2/15/12 Opens:
February17, 2012 There’sareasonthat people flyintoragesoverincidentsthatarational person
wouldconsideralmostneutral.Jackie (MatthiasSchoenaerts),whosebodyisrippedfromtaking
steroids,isacharacter lookingfora revenge thatthe audience mustconsiderthoroughlyjustified.In
one of the several flashbacks,ahandsome butdecidedlyweak12-year-oldunable todefendhimself,
isset uponby local youngtoughs,his testiclesliterallycrushed,»
Bullheadnew theatrical movie trailer
7 February2012 12:37 AM, PST| Upcoming-Movies.com|See recentUpcoming-Movies.comnews»
Theatrical movie trailerforMichael R.Roskam'sBullhead(Rundskop),starringMatthiasSchoenaerts
Michael R. Roskam directsandwriteswhatis one of the year's moststunninginternational debuts.
Bullheadisaharrowingtale of revenge,redemptionandfate.Domineeringcattle farmerJacky
Vanmarsenille(MatthiasSchoenaertsinaferociousbreakoutperformance),constantlypumpedon
steroidsandhormones,initiatesashadydeal witha notoriousmafiosomeattrader.Whenan
investigatingfederal agentisassassinatedandawomanfromhistraumatic pastresurfaces,Jacky
mustconfronthisdemonsandface the far-reachingconsequencesof hisdecisions.Castof the
Drafthouse Filmsrelease whichopensonFebruary17thin New York,Los AngelesandAustin,Texas,
alsoincludesJeroenPerceval,JeanneDandoy,BarbaraSarafian,TiboVandenborre andFrank
Lammers.»

3. Bullheadnewtheatrical movie trailer
7 February2012 12:37 AM, PST| Upcoming-Movies.com|See recentUpcoming-Movies.comnews»
Theatrical movie trailerforMichael R.Roskam'sBullhead(Rundskop),starringMatthiasSchoenaerts
Michael R. Roskamdirectsandwrites whatis one of the year's moststunninginternational debuts.
Bullheadisaharrowingtale of revenge,redemptionandfate.Domineeringcattle farmerJacky
Vanmarsenille(MatthiasSchoenaertsinaferociousbreakoutperformance),constantlypumpedon
steroidsandhormones,initiatesashadydeal witha notoriousmafiosomeattrader.Whenan
investigatingfederal agentisassassinatedandawomanfromhistraumatic pastresurfaces,Jacky
mustconfronthisdemonsandface the far-reachingconsequencesof his decisions.Castof the
Drafthouse Filmsrelease whichopensonFebruary17thin New York,Los AngelesandAustin,Texas,
alsoincludesJeroenPerceval,JeanneDandoy,BarbaraSarafian,TiboVandenborre andFrank
Lammers.»
Bullheadnewtheatrical movie trailer
7 February2012 12:37 AM, PST| Upcoming-Movies.com|See recentUpcoming-Movies.comnews»
Theatrical movie trailerforMichael R.Roskam'sBullhead(Rundskop),starringMatthiasSchoenaerts
Michael R. Roskamdirectsandwriteswhatis one of the year's moststunninginternational debuts.
Bullheadisaharrowingtale of revenge,redemptionandfate.Domineeringcattle farmerJacky
Vanmarsenille(MatthiasSchoenaertsinaferociousbreakoutperformance),constantlypumpedon
steroidsandhormones,initiatesashadydeal witha notoriousmafiosomeattrader.Whenan
investigatingfederal agentisassassinatedandawomanfromhistraumatic pastresurfaces,Jacky
mustconfronthisdemonsandface the far-reachingconsequencesof hisdecisions.Castof the
Drafthouse Filmsrelease whichopensonFebruary17thin New York,Los AngelesandAustin,Texas,
alsoincludesJeroenPerceval,JeanneDandoy,BarbaraSarafian,TiboVandenborre andFrank
Lammers.»
[Viff Review]Bullhead
3 October2011 4:00 PM, PDT | The FilmStage | See recentThe FilmStage news»
The name Michael R.Roskam maybecome veryfamiliararoundcinematiccircles—possiblyassoon
as nextspring.Beatingoutall otheraccomplishedfilmmakersfromBelgium,itisthis
writer/director’sfirst featureRundskop[Bullhead] thathaswonthe honor of representingits
countryat the Oscars.You’ll understandwhyitprevailedquickly,earningthe praise of notjustbeing
a great debut,buta great filmtoo.

4. Assured,intelligent,andgripping,thisgangstertale isn’tnecessarilyunique intone butiscompletely
freshinsubjectmatter.Insteadof cocaine orheroine asthe central drug manufacturedand
distributed, the Flemishmobfamilieshere deal cows.Byinjectinggrowthhormones,multiple farms
inBelgiumhave cultivatedstrongillegal trade circlesof infusedbeef andmilk.It’sbigbusinessand
thuslyunderconstantpolice surveillance,butsomehow they’vemanagedtostayoff the radar from
any real .
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