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Pusher

Name: Pusher
Released: 1996

1996

A small-time Copenhagen drug dealer's world unravels over a few frantic days when a botched deal leaves him owing a fortune to a ruthless kingpin, and the clock starts ticking. Nicolas Winding Refn's raw, kinetic crime debut.

Why it’s here

Nicolas Winding Refn’s Copenhagen crime film became an internationally influential Danish cult landmark.

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Part of 10 Essential Danish Films

This film is stop 7 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Denmark. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Denmark in the 196 country film challenge.