A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
Kim Bodnia
Frank
Mads Mikkelsen
Tonny
Laura Drasbæk
Vic
Zlatko Burić
Milo
Slavko Labović
Radovan
Peter Andersson
Hasse
Vanja Bajicic
Branko
Lisbeth Rasmussen
Rita
Levino Jensen
Mike
Nicolas Winding Refn
Brian
Thomas Bo Larsen
Junkie
Lars Bom
Uro'er
Michael Hasselflug
Uro'er
Jesper Lohmann
Mikkel
Steen Fridberg
Lasse
Gordon Kennedy
Anders
Gyda Hansen
Mother
Kenneth Schultz
Steff
Coco C.P. Dalbert
Theis
Karsten Schrøder
Karsten
Keith C. Stanley
Jamaica Guy
Lisa Lach Nielsen
Betina
Thomas Aagren
Marten
Eva Nauman
Prostitute
Thomas Herschel
Hotel Porter
Kenneth Herschel
Bartender
Gunner Clemann
Junkie
Alex Nielsen
Man in Car
Laust Balskov
Uro'er
Kim Maali
Rita's Friend
Morten Pay
Steff's Friend
Liv Corfixen
Receptionist (voice)
Per Leth
Bodybuilder
John Kalmar
Bodybuilder
Thor Nielsen
Bodybuilder
Evald
Bodybuilder
Jesper Staal
Bodybuilder
Director, Screenplay
Nicolas Winding Refn
Screenplay
Jens Dahl
September 24, 2023
7
A solid crime thriller.
<em>'Pusher'</em> entertained me enough, though the plot did feel a bit repetitive as it felt like it kept 'going around in circles' to me personally. Some of the lighting and editing (as in cuts) choices also made the film feel a little more underwhelming.
The cast do well, arguably the film's strongest element. Kim Bodnia makes for a solid lead, though his performance is a tad samey throughout - similar to the aforementioned. Mads Mikkelsen's Tonny sticks out because he is being played by Mads Mikkelsen, the character is OK - underused perhaps, though I may just think that as it's Mads... the whole reason I chose to view this trilogy, to be honest.
6/10 would feel harsh so this 1996 release gets 7/10 from yours truly. I didn't overly enjoy it, though I can't exactly say I disliked it either... probably levels out at watchable.