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Synopsis

Frank is a drug pusher on the roll, until he makes a huge deal with dope that he hasn’t payed for, and he gets busted by the police. He manages to dump the dope in a nearby lake, but he owes his supplier a lot of money (not a nice guy to owe money too). Now we follow Frank in his quest to raise money in the underworld of Copenhagen. –IMDb

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Nicolas Winding Refn

Nicolas Winding Refn was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1970. He moved with his parents at the age of 10 to New York, returning to Copenhagen at 17. After graduating from high school, Refn attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, but found the environment unbearable and was quickly expelled. Back in Denmark he was accepted by the Danish Film School but dropped out one month prior to the start of term. Having caught a short film by Refn on an obscure cable TV, a Danish producer offered him 3.2 million Danish kroner to turn the short into a feature. Thus at the age of 24, Refn found himself writing and directing his remarkable, hyper violent and uncompromising feature film debut: Pusher.

Pusher became a cult phenomenon and won Refn instant international critical acclaim. This spurred him to push the boundaries of his filmmaking further: the result was the close-to-the-edge, highly stylized and intricately gritty Bleeder, which premiered… read more

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AKFilmFan

12Jun13

A Danish Pulp Fiction with its rocking soundtrack, drugs, conversations about life & sex, references to classic films, & even an enforcer thinking about quitting. But though Tarantino's film defined 90's cool, Refn's non-judgmental & despairing look at drug pushing is bleak & harrowing as Frank spirals down under pressure. Refn's signature violence & style peek through but I still can't love this rough debut film.

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Federico Di Folco

12Jun13

Apprezzo di più il Refn "contemplativo" che questo"dinamico.La telecamera a mano domina il film e se da una parte conferisce più realismo e crudezza al tutto,dall'altra toglie la suggestione tipica dei lavori del talentuoso regista danese.Qualche bel dialogo di matrice semi-tarantiniana" e buonissima atmosfera densa di grigiume. Grandioso il finale sospeso.Il suo stile evolverà,ma il talento già affiora.3*

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Alessandro Di Fraio

29May13

Un film assolutamente inutile, secondo il mio parere. Estremamente noioso. Ha qualche bella immagine, questo glielo concedo, ma il resto è da dimenticare. Guarderò il sequel, ma questo primo capitolo è stato molto deludente rispetto alle aspettative che mi ero fatto leggendo i vari commenti al riguardo.

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Simone Cobain Sebastiano

29May13

Premetto che e una mia opinione personale visto che ho letto che molti lo ritengano un cult e un ottimo film, io devo dire che ho trovato la trama molto fiacca non e che mi abbia preso molto "per non dire per nulla ,ma questo e sempre una mia opinione personale" apprezzo che il regista abbia voluto girare in modo da sembrare più realistico pero devo dire che il risultato e scarso.Personalmente non mi e piacuto.

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DVD Review: Nicolas Winding Refn's PUSHER Trilogy

By Twitchfilm.com on May 6, 2012
Nicolas Winding Refn’s (Drive, Bronson) masterful Danish Pusher Trilogy chronicles the lives of scumbags – imbuing them with complex emotions, personalities and motivations. Each film is told across a
read on Twitchfilm.com

TIFF Report: Pusher Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Nicolas Winding Refn’s debut film caused quite a stir in his native Denmark on its release in 1996 and for good reason. Pusher is a grim, stylish look at Copenhagen’s seamy underbelly, an aspect of Danish
read on Twitchfilm.com

TIFF Report: Pusher Review

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
Nicolas Winding Refn’s debut film caused quite a stir in his native Denmark on its release in 1996 and for good reason. Pusher is a grim, stylish look at Copenhagen’s seamy underbelly, an aspect of Danish
read on Twitchfilm.net

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La drogue à la danoise

By Benoît on May 14, 2013

Au moment où j’écris ces quelques lignes, se profile à l’horizon Only God Forgives. L’occasion pour plonger toujours plus loin dans la filmographie de Nicolas Winding Refn avec son premier film, Pusher…  read review

The Yin and the yang of it - 4 stars

By lolo341 on November 27, 2011

Frank keeps f*cking up and the more he tries to fix things, the bigger the fix he’s in. Trouble is the bigger the jam, the bigger the risk you’ve gotta take, and the bigger the risk, the longer the…  read review

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The Pusher Trilogy

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