A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
Direction
Refn's debut: 20-day shoot, $800K, launched a career.
Acting
Kim Bodnia's sweaty desperation is physically exhausting to watch.
Production
Shot in actual Copenhagen drug dens with non-professionals.
Director
Nicolas Winding Refn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Refn was 24 when he made this, fresh from film school failure. The movie's success literally saved him from quitting directing entirely.
Zlatko Burić's Milo became so iconic he reprised the role in 2012's 'Pusher' remake/sequel — playing the same character 16 years later.
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