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Hardcore Never Dies

  • 2023
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
4.2K
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Hardcore Never Dies (2023)
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Michael dreams of a future as a pianist but his music education doesn't go well. In search of inspiration his brother Danny introduces him to the Rotterdam gabber scene. Danny's drug busines... Read allMichael dreams of a future as a pianist but his music education doesn't go well. In search of inspiration his brother Danny introduces him to the Rotterdam gabber scene. Danny's drug business reaches international proportions and the brothers must fight for their lives.Michael dreams of a future as a pianist but his music education doesn't go well. In search of inspiration his brother Danny introduces him to the Rotterdam gabber scene. Danny's drug business reaches international proportions and the brothers must fight for their lives.

  • Director
    • Jim Taihuttu
  • Writers
    • Amira Duynhouwer
    • Victor D. Ponten
  • Stars
    • Joes Brauers
    • Jim Deddes
    • Jordy Dijkshoorn
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    4.2K
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    • Director
      • Jim Taihuttu
    • Writers
      • Amira Duynhouwer
      • Victor D. Ponten
    • Stars
      • Joes Brauers
      • Jim Deddes
      • Jordy Dijkshoorn
    • 29User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations total

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    • Michael
    Jim Deddes
    Jim Deddes
    • Danny
    Jordy Dijkshoorn
    • Jeffrey
    Huub Smit
    Huub Smit
    • Hubert
    Rosa Stil
    • Priscilla
    Bob Schwarze
    • Vader
    Antoinette Akkerman
    Antoinette Akkerman
    • Moeder
    Tim Sebastiaan Huisman
    • Nico
    • (as Tim Huisman)
    Juda Goslinga
    • Hendrik
    Joenoes Polnaija
    • Minggus
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    • Lothar
    Bram Legerstee
    • Voorman Tomatenkas
    Ward Weemhoff
    • Willem Jezus
    Dan De Kok
    • Agent Politiewagen
    Joris Lutz
    • Gerard
    Ron Sleeswijk
    • Stiefvader Priscilla
    Rob Das
    • Oudere Collega Tomatenkas
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      • Victor D. Ponten
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    7cotta002-318-865119

    Drama that takes us back to club life in Mid 90's Holland

    Anyone who remembers the "gabber" scene which began in Rotterdam The Netherlands will appreciate the attention to detail in this movie.

    I like the fact that the director made an environment where everything was as it was in the mid 90's from the mobile phones that had bad reception most pay as you go, to old cars and even street signs as they were.

    Two brothers , one a natural talent for playing the piano , the other a rascal , into partying in the Gabber scene. Gabber is Dutch slang for "mate, buddy" shaved heads and Australian tracksuits, a particular look (shaved heads didn't mean racist, this was not the case with gabbers). It was almost tribal like with the women shaving the lower part of their hair and always a pony tail, this tribe danced all night to very heavy and fast hard bass drum beats and often took speed or other drugs to keep them going.

    The gifted pianist brother is working in a mundane job and meets up with his estranged brother and he sees his brothers way of life as an escape from his structured and boring life.

    The movie goes on to show how a series of unfortunate events can easily spiral out of control and keeping things together is difficult enough but add to the mix all night raves, drugs and gangsters... well who knows what the outcome will be.

    Some similarities from the Dutch 90's techno movie "wasted" and the Danish Pusher trilogy (I like them also) makes this a good movie to watch.

    It's true Hardcore never dies.
    8EelcoH1984

    Trip down memory (hardcore) lane

    My friend and I watched the movie for old times sake and it was pretty damn amazing. They put a lot of detail in the surrounding (entrance/ tunnel Energiehal), clothing (Australian suits and Nikes, even one's we had!) and usage of words and quasi-philosophies (intro of the movie). The story is close to some experiences we had and witnessed ourselves during the days as gabbers in Rotterdam-Delft-Den Haag. So a big compliment for the writers who did a good job in the overall research. Some would say that the story is simple or predictable but life back then was for some just how the movie projects. I think that most of us in the scene knew somebody who lived a life like this. If you want to have a great flashback or want to show your kids how it was back in the '90 gabber scene this movies comes close to a documentary and that's a great achievement! Overall we would thank the makers of this tribute of our scene and life. My friend and I had a good afternoon and a lot to talk about. Hardcore never dies!
    7kgflikweert-91302

    A greatly acted but unfinished story

    Loved watching the movie and overall acting with the typical Rotterdam 90's vibe around it. For Dutch people it might be more interesting then others. The plot was good but the storyline just didn't finish and ended abruptly. It left me with some questions I would have liked answered. Jim Deddes (Danny) was a pleasure to watch. Good overall casting. I was happy to see that there where no typical Dutch actors like you would see in a lot of Dutch movies. There is enough in this for a part two, but I think a part two would ruin it. Overall, great intense crime movie with some insight into the gabber culture.
    8glinstering

    Do you transcend your life?

    With music you transcend your life. In classical music & hardcore. Do you choose the energetic music with edges or the music that we think is a bit more well-behaved. In this movie they seem to reinforce each other. Can you handle the temptations that the life with edges has got and can you maintain yourself on the edges of the volcano or are you slowly slipping away? Do you choose a hardcore life because of resistance to normal life and when you enter it, are you pushed away from normal life? Do people actually choose for living with the protagonist or do they end up with him because they can no longer live elsewhere? These are dilemmas that the film presents to you.
    8markvanwasbeek

    Better than expected

    The name really doesn't cover the load of this movie. Yes, the Dutch gabber scene acts as a glue for the story but the movie is more a coming of age and family drama.

    I wasn't familiar with the actors but they did an excellent job. Especially Jim Deddes as Danny (reference to Vinyard from American History X?). He really did remind me of my brother back in the days, and as in American History X his little brother in this movie looks up to his brother while he actually shouldn't, albeit for different reasons.

    The only thing that bothered me were the insanely stupid choices the Danny character made.

    For international audiences, skinheads in this movie are not like American ones, it was style of the subculture like the Nikes and Australian tracksuits.

    In that regard the director also did an amazing job portraying Netherlands of the 90s. So well I felt nostalgia for most of the film.

    I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes a good family drama, but especially to Dutch people or the ones that liked or still like the rave scene.

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    • Trivia
      Most of the gabbers in the movie are real gabbers. All of them are listed in the end credits.
    • Goofs
      One of the main characters jumps in a muddy ditch to dump drugs and is arrested. In jail you see a close-up of his Nike Air Max shoes. His shoes are stained, but the tongues of his sneakers are pretty clean; these should have been muddy too. In addition, apart from mud stained, his sneakers would have soaking wet, yet they are just stained, not wet. And you should hear squelching as he moves in wet shoes, but that is also lacking.
    • Connections
      References Retour vers le futur (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      We Are The Gabbers
      Performed by Rotterdam Terror Corps

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 2023 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Official site
      • Link to the Instagram page of the movie
    • Languages
      • Dutch
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Хардкор бессмертен
    • Filming locations
      • Rotterdam(Main Location)
    • Production companies
      • New Amsterdam Film Company
      • Wrong Men North
      • Aymon Film Company
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    • Budget
      • €3,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,456,297
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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