Pusher II

"With blood on my hands."

2004 1h 40m DA

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 562

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Synopsis

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Tonny is released from prison - again. This time he has his mind set on changing his broken down life, but that is easier said than done.

“With blood on my hands.”

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Cast

Mads Mikkelsen
Tonny
Leif Sylvester
Smeden
Anne Sørensen
Charlotte
Kurt Nielsen
Kusse Kurt
Øyvind Hagen-Traberg
Ø
Karsten Schrøder
Røde
Maria Erwolter
Gry
Dan Dommer
Den gamle

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writers: Nicolas Winding Refn
Languages: Danish, Serbian
Countries: Denmark, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Serbian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Pusher Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, shot by Morten Søborg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peter Peter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Anne Østerud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Mads Mikkelsen and Leif Sylvester and Anne Sørensen carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nicolas Winding Refn directs. Morten Søborg behind the camera. Peter Peter scores. Anne Østerud cuts. Produced in Denmark, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Danish, Serbian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Danish, Serbian.
3International production across 2 countries: Denmark, United Kingdom.
4Part of the "Pusher Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, shot by Morten Søborg. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Peter Peter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Anne Østerud shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Mads Mikkelsen and Leif Sylvester and Anne Sørensen carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "With blood on my hands.".
10IMDB entry: tt0396184 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "prison", "copenhagen, denmark", "parent child relationship", "debt".

The technical file

Cinematography: Morten Søborg
Original score: Peter Peter
Editing: Anne Østerud
Production design: Rasmus Thjellesen
Costume design: Jane Whittaker
Makeup / hair: Louise Bruun
Sound: Paul Carr
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: DA
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Pusher II (2004)

Part of

Pusher Collection

Danish film director Nicolas Winding Refn's "Pusher" trilogy illustrates and explores the criminal underworld of Copenhagen by chronicling three different yet ultimately connected criminals' descents into darkness.

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r96sk2023-09-24
★ 7/10
'Pusher II' improves upon its predecessor, if only by a little. I found this 2004 flick to be comparatively more pleasant to watch, not in terms of a lack of violence or anything (there's plenty!) but more so just as a film in general - it feels more well made and a bit more progressive story-wise. It's still nothing perfect or anything that enthralled me at all, but I definitely class it highly (albeit minorly) than 'Pusher'. I would've preferred a sequel that followed up with Kim Bodnia's Frank, at least character-wise anyway as actor-wise Mads Mikkelsen is the one I'd prefer to watch instead. Mikkelsen puts in a good performance, 8 years on from his acting debut in the original. Away from Mads, Leif Sylvester Petersen is probably the standout - though all the support cast are pretty much level with each other to be honest. I'm interested to see where the third and final flick from this series goes, given Mads Mikkelsen's absence and, from what I gather from the tiniest of look-ups out of pure nosiness, Kim Bodnia's continued disappearance. Viaplay recommended 'Pusher 3' at the end of this film and their promo image features Zlatko Burić, so I know he makes it a hat-trick of appearances at least.

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