A man, a van, a stolen bull named 'Il Toro' — what could go wrong in post-Soviet Hungary?
After being fired from his bull breeding job without proper compensation, Franco steals a world-class bull from his former employer and smuggles it to Hungary, planning to sell it for a large sum of money.
Acting
Abatantuono's weary everyman charisma carries the entire journey.
Direction
Mazzacurati finds poetry in roadside motels and muddy border crossings.
Writing
Dialogue that feels improvised, lived-in, full of unspoken male affection.
Director
Carlo Mazzacurati
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the real Yugoslav wars, the film captures genuine border tension — the crew actually crossed checkpoints where soldiers didn't understand why they were filming a movie about a bull.
The bull was played by a real champion breeding bull named Ringo; they had only three weeks to shoot all his scenes before his owner demanded him back.
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