The cinematography is bleak and moody, capturing the flat, grey landscapes of the Belgian countryside. It feels like a modern Greek tragedy.
Matthias Schoenaerts delivers a powerhouse performance as Jacky. He physically transformed for the role, gaining nearly 60 pounds of muscle to embody the "bull-like" protagonist.
SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT RUST AND BONE - multiglom
The film follows Jacky Vanmarsenille, a young cattle farmer in Limburg, Belgium. Jacky is part of a family business that’s knee-deep in the illegal trade of growth hormones for beef.