Hardcore Never Dies

Hardcore Never Dies

ROTTERDAM. 1996. 180 BPM.

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Release Date

11/9/2023

Runtime

108 mins

Overview

17-year-old Michael dreams of a future as a pianist, but his music education is not going smoothly. In his search for inspiration, he receives help from an unexpected source: his brother Danny introduces him to the emerging Rotterdam “gabber” music scene. Michael is drawn into a world of hard beats, brotherhood and drugs. When Danny's drug business reaches international proportions, the brothers must fight for their lives.

Status

Released

Original Language

Dutch

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A visceral immersion into 1990s Rotterdam's hardcore gabber scene, where a young pianist's search for musical inspiration spirals into a dangerous world of drug dealing and criminal consequence. The film pulses with the frenetic energy of its setting while charting an irreversible descent into darkness.

Mood

ExhilaratingDread-soakedTenseDefiant

Themes

IdentityAddictionComing of age

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

HandheldHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceAddiction

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