What is Pusher / Gambler about?

Name: Pusher / Gambler
Genre: Art House/Foreign,Documentary
Released: 2006-11-03

PUSHER, 1996, Magnolia Pictures, 105 min. Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn. Frank (Kim Bodnia), a small-time drug dealer, is about to experience the worst week of his life. After a complicated deal goes wrong, Frank finds himself in debt to Balkan drug baron Milo (Zlatko Buric). The pressure mounts, with Frank trying to repay the money in the face of Milo’s increasing frustration and his own latent self-destructiveness. With Mads Mikkelsen. GAMBLER, 2006, Magnolia Pictures, 78 min. Dir. Phie Ambo. Nicolas Winding Refn’s first Pusher film was a breakout hit in Denmark in 1996, but his third film, Fear X , went bust. To avoid bankruptcy, Refn decided to do two back-to-back sequels of his first hit. This is the saga of Refn trying to find funds, write scripts, shoot film and juggle his family life – all without losing his focus on the final goal: two financially successful movies that will also retain the integrity of his original vision. NOT ON DVD.

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What is Pusher / Gambler about?: PUSHER, 1996, Magnolia Pictures, 105 min. Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn. Frank (Kim Bodnia), a small-time drug dealer, is about to experience the worst week of his life. After a complicated deal goes wrong, Frank finds himself in debt to Balkan drug baron Milo (Zlatko Buric). The pressure mounts, with Frank trying to repay the money in the face of Milo’s increasing frustration and his own latent self-destructiveness. With Mads Mikkelsen.

GAMBLER, 2006, Magnolia Pictures, 78 min. Dir. Phie Ambo. Nicolas Winding Refn’s first Pusher film was a breakout hit in Denmark in 1996, but his third film, Fear X, went bust. To avoid bankruptcy, Refn decided to do two back-to-back sequels of his first hit. This is the saga of Refn trying to find funds, write scripts, shoot film and juggle his family life – all without losing his focus on the final goal: two financially successful movies that will also retain the integrity of his original vision. NOT ON DVD.