Pusher (film)
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Pusher is a Danish Action/Drama movie from 1996 by the director Nicolas Winding Refn. The movie was not only a huge success in Denmark, but also in many other European countries. It was also the movie that launched Refn's career.
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[edit] Plot details
Frank (Kim Bodnia) is a drug dealer with a lot of success. Along with his sidekick Tonny (Mads Mikkelsen), he makes a dope deal with the Yugoslav drug lord Milo (Zlatko Buric), whom he already owes money, for cash that he hasn't got.
Frank gets busted by the police, but succeeds in dumping the dope. While being interrogated, the cops play a trick on him, making him believe that Tonny has ratted him out. When he gets out, he finds Tonny and severely beats him.
Milo, who wants his money back, puts a lot of pressure on Frank, who now has to go through the Copenhagen underground to collect his debt, but that is easier said that done. With time running out and a lot of enemies, Frank is slowly loosing his nerve.
The film was followed by Pusher 2.
[edit] Cast
- Kim Bodnia - Frank
- Zlatko Buric - Milo
- Laura Drasbæk - Vic
- Slavko Labovic - Radovan
- Mads Mikkelsen - Tonny
- Vanja Bajicic - Branko
- Peter Andersson - Hasse
- Lisbeth Rasmussen - Rita
- Levino Jensen - Mike
- Thomas Bo Larsen - Junkie
- Lars Bom - Cop
- Michael Hasselflug - Cop
- Jesper Lohmann - Mikkel
- Steen Fridberg - Lasse
- Gordon Kennedy - Anders
- Gyda Hansen - Frank's Mother
- Kenneth Schultz - Steff
- Coco C.P. Dalbert - Thies
- Karsten Schrøder - Karsten
- Keith C. Stanley - Jamaican Guy
- Lisa Lach-Nielsen - Betina
- Thomas Aagren - Morten
- Eva Naumann - Prostitute
- Thomas Herschel - Receptionist
- Kenneth Herschel - Bartender
- Gunner Clemann - Junkie
- Alex Nielsen - Man in Car
- Laust Balskov - Cop
- Kim Maali - Rita's Friend
- Morten Pay - Steff's Friend
- Per Leth - Bodybuilder
- John Kalmar - Bodybuilder
- Thor Nielsen - Bodybuilder
- Jesper Staal - Bodybuilder
[edit] Produced by
- Henrik Danstrup - Producer
- Teddy Gerberg - Executive Producer
- Peter Aalbæk Jensen - Executive Producer
[edit] Music
- Povl Kristian
- Peter Peter
[edit] Filming locations
[edit] Sequels
The movie sequel Pusher II was released in late December 2004, which includes Tonny (Mads Mikkelsen) as the main character returning back after being in jail for thirteen months.
Pusher III, the third sequel, was released in August 2005 and includes the Yugoslav gangster Milo (Zlatko Buric) as the main character.
