Synopsis
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A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
1996 Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
Kim Bodnia Mads Mikkelsen Laura Drasbæk Zlatko Burić Slavko Labović Peter Andersson Vanja Bajicic Lisbeth Rasmussen Levino Jensen Nicolas Winding Refn Thomas Bo Larsen Lars Bom Michael Hasselflug Jesper Lohmann Steen Fridberg Gordon Kennedy Gyda Hansen Kenneth Schultz Coco C.P. Dalbert Karsten Schrøder Keith C. Stanley Lisa Lach Nielsen Thomas Aagren Eva Nauman Thomas Herschel Kenneth Herschel Gunner Clemann Alex Nielsen Laust Balskov Show All…
Pusher - L'inizio, Пушер, プッシャー/麻薬密売人, Dealer, Дилер, Pusher, un paseo por el abismo, 末路狂奔, Uyuşturucu Taciri, Elátkozott város, סוחר סמים, Diler, プッシャー, 푸셔
Shot in a guerilla documentary realistic style, Nicolas Winding Refn’s Pusher is highlighted by the fantastic acting from Kim Bodina, the street life realism and Mads Mikkelsen’s back of the head tattoo. It’s a simple movie, but it leaves a lasting impression. It’s also one helluva debut from NWR, and a must watch for fans of the dope game.
bald mads mikkelsen made a ur mom joke and did a circle kick at the beginning and it went downhill from there
Honestly, this and Drive are probably the two closest things we'll ever have to a legitimate Grand Theft Auto movie.
Action!: Nicolas Winding's Mood and Pace Through The Neon, Gritty Streets
Continuing with our series of great Danish directors, we meet what has been one of its most unique filmmakers not only to come out of Denmark but in cinema, Nicolas Winding Refn.
While some directors make a splash with early works that foreshadow their signature styles, Refn's debut is almost unrecognizably different from his later work. Nowhere to be found are the neon lights and hypnotic slow burn in favor of a more gritty, raw look similar to the work of many other European indie films of the time, including those made by Boyle and Ritchie. This very raw approach gives the picture an excellent feeling of authenticity, almost…
even seeing bald mads mikkelsen, who plays an insane drug dealer, didn't help me get through this
Noir-November Challenge! Movie #24
1st film of the Pusher Trilogy!
Nicolas Winding Refn's triumphant directorial debut delivers a crime thriller that is so raw, so gritty with its brutally honest and realistic portrayal of the scum of the earth that rule the underworld of Copenhagen that you'll need a shower immediately after viewing!
If you're up for getting down and dirty Refn's reserved you ringside seats to the nastiest downfall and potential demise of a lowlife pusher (Kim Bodnia) ever witnessed onscreen!
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Nicolas Winding Refn 1st feature film was beyond amazing considering the huge budget constraints he was working under! It was brutally raw and often violent!
While the film DIDN'T glorify drug dealers or the world of hurt they deal in I couldn't help but feel for Frank (Kim Bodnia) as his world began falling apart! But when he started dishing out the same that was coming to him I did an immediate recall of my misguided sympathies and took great pleasure in watching him squirm like a worm on a hook!
This is NOT a polished Hollywood film this is brass knuckles Indie at its very best! You are literally plunged into the underbelly of the beast, the seedy underworld…