Pusher (1996 film)

Nihilism and moral relativism of the 1990s were reflected in new ways of drug abuse being portrayed in films. Previously, only the victims - drug addicts and their loved ones - or heroic crusaders trying to cleanse the streets of that evil were allowed to be protagonists in these films. Partially thanks to Tarantino, the drug phenomenon began to be portrayed from the perspective of those who use it as a way to make…

7 degrees to hell source . Pusher begins quietly as we meet the main character Frank, who is a local drug dealer and, along with his friend Tonny, roams the streets to have a good time. Cocaine and other stimulants are the order of the day, yet Frank has plans for the future. He meets a former colleague who offers him a very large profit for the goods he will deliver to him. Frank agrees. He asks a well-known mafios…

Nicolas Winding Refn is becoming a larger name every year due to his recent success as a director, but it all started with one very, very good set of films: Pusher. Pusher, released in 1996, follows a low ranking drug dealer, Frank (Kim Bodnia) during his day-to-day activities pushing various drugs alongside his friend and associate Tonny (Mads Mikkelsen) in the Danish city of Copenhagen. All seems well for a while,…