Over at IMDB the film's plot is described thusly:
A young cattle farmer is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader.
Going off of that description I have zero interest in this film. It sounds like I'm in store for the millionth incarnation of a mob story. Sure there's the slight variation in that it's set in Belgium and involves injecting cows with steroids and hormones, but you know in advance that family and friendship will play a huge roll and that there will be murder and there will be betrayal. At this point in cinema history it's practically a paint by numbers situation. But what saves this film is the character of Jacky. This wounded animal of a man portrayed by Matthias Schoenaerts is a beautifully amazing spanner in the works of what would have otherwise been standard genre fare. It's almost akin to taking an actual bull and making him the star of The Yards. It turns the film into something completely new and your heart truly bleeds for this guy. Bravo!
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