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Pusher

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19967.01h 50m

Overview

A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by Jens Dahl, Nicolas Winding Refn, Louise Trampedach
Produced by Henrik Danstrup, Nicolas Winding Refn
Box OfficeBudget: $965K0

Top Cast

Kim Bodnia

Kim Bodnia

Frank

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

Tonny

Laura Drasbæk

Laura Drasbæk

Vic

Zlatko Burić

Zlatko Burić

Milo

Slavko Labović

Slavko Labović

Radovan

Peter Andersson

Peter Andersson

Hasse

V

Vanja Bajicic

Branko

L

Lisbeth Rasmussen

Rita

Levino Jensen

Levino Jensen

Mike

Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn

Brian

Themes & Keywords

drug dealercopenhagen, denmarkpolice operationdrugsnordic noir

About Pusher

Pusher is a action, crime, drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of drug dealer, copenhagen, denmark, police operation, drugs, nordic noir. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, it stars Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Laura Drasbæk. A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.

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