Hardcore Never Dies

Hardcore Never Dies is a 2023 Dutch crime drama film directed by Jim Taihuttu. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. The film takes place during the gabber music scene in Rotterdam, Netherlands in the 1990s.

Production
Jim Deddes, Joes Brauers and Rosa Stil play roles in the film. Principal photography began early 2023.

The film's trailer features the track "Ruffneck (still) rules the Hardcore scene" by Juggernaut a.k.a. DJ Ruffneck (Patrick van Kerckhoven), which itself is a variation of Edvard Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King"; both songs interleave in the trailer.

Hardcore Never Dies is an original trademark and Record Label from Dance Concepts and they have approved the use of the name for this film. It's a brand name and music label of this event company with its own artists and merchandise.

Reception
Algemeen Dagblad (AD) rated the film four stars and praised Jim Deddes for his role in the film, as well as director Jim Taihuttu. NRC rated the film three stars. Both AD and NRC described the crime plot as 'predictable'. Trouw rated the film two stars and described the film's crime plot as clichéd.