A young cattle farmer is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious beef trader.
Acting
Schoenaerts' physical transformation is genuinely disturbing.
Direction
Roskam finds operatic grandeur in cattle auctions.
Sound
The mooing. You'll never forget the mooing.
Director
Michaël R. Roskam
Matthias Schoenaerts
Jacky Vanmarsenille
Jeroen Perceval
Diederik Maes
Jeanne Dandoy
Lucia Schepers
Barbara Sarafian
Eva Forrestier
Tibo Vandenborre
Antony De Greef
Frank Lammers
Sam Raymond
Sam Louwyck
Marc Dekuyper
Erico Salamone
Christian Fillippini
Kris Cuppens
Jean Vanmarsenille
Bill Barberis
Surveillance Agent
David Murgia
Jonge Bruno Schepers
Stefaan Degand
Leon Blockx
Hein van der Heijden
Renaat Maes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Schoenaerts gained nearly 30 kilograms of muscle for the role, then couldn't find work for a year because casting directors thought he was a real steroid user.
The 'hormone mafia' was a genuine scandal in Belgian agriculture; Roskam grew up hearing rumors of farmers injecting cattle and themselves.
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