Bullhead (film)


Bullhead Dutch Rundskop is a 2011 Belgian drama film written and directed by Michal R. Roskam and starring Matthias Schoenaerts. It tells the story of the young Limburgish cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille, approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious WestFlemish beef trader. But the murder of a federal policeman, and an unexpected confrontation with a mysterious secret from Jackys past, set in motion a chain of events with farreaching consequences. The film is based on the murder of Karel van Noppen.

In a small town in Belgian Limburg near the Dutch border, cattle farmer Jacky visits a distant relative and intimidates him into selling cows. In the local area, a mafia deals in illegal hormones and controls the cattle and meat trade. The farmers sell cows to the mafia, who inject the cows with hormones and the cows are made into food. We soon learn that Jacky is injecting himself with steroids intended for cattle.A highranking member of the mafia sets up a deal with Jacky and brings his new associate Diederik, who has something to do with Jackys mysterious past. Diederik is actually a police informant employed by police detective Eva, who is investigating the mafia. Diederik is also gay. A mafia heavy takes a car to two mechanics and asks them to make it disappear. They find a bullet hole and see a news report about a murdered undercover cop and realize the car was involved. ........

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