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Pusher is a Danish Action/Drama movie by the director Nicolas Winding Refn. The movie is from 1996 and it is widely considered as one of the best Danish movies ever. 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.

Plot details

Frank is a pusher on a roll, until he tries to make a huge deal with dope that he hasn't paid for, and gets busted by the police. He succeeds in dumping the dope in a nearby lake, but now he owes Milo, his Yugoslav supplier, a lot of money. We follow Frank in his desperate quest to get the money in the underworld of Copenhagen.

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 - Theis
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

Produced by

Henrik Danstrup - Producer
Teddy Gerberg - Executive Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen - Executive Producer

Music

Povl Kristian
Peter Peter

Filming locations

Copenhagen, Denmark

Sequels

The movie sequel Pusher II (movie) 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 (movie) is the third sequel and it is set to be released in early August 2005 and will include the Yugoslav gangster Milo (Zlatko Buric) as the main character.

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