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Bullhead

2011 · 129 min

A grim, brooding descent into a wounded man's rage, carried by a hulking, haunted performance and a slow tightening of dread.

Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
My whole life I’ve known nothing but animals.
Overview
A young cattle farmer is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious beef trader.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • crime
  • revenge
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Michaël R. Roskam
Written by
Michaël R. Roskam
Starring
Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy, Barbara Sarafian, Tibo Vandenborre, Frank Lammers, Sam Louwyck, Erico Salamone
Music
Raf Keunen
Cinematography
Nicolas Karakatsanis
Runtime
129 min
Country
Belgium, Netherlands
Languages
Limburgish, French, Dutch

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