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Pusher II

2004 · 100 min

A grim, slow-burning descent into a criminal underworld, anchored by a raw, desperate performance and a pervasive sense of doom.

Tagline
With blood on my hands.
Overview
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.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • redemption
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama
Directed by
Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by
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Starring
Mads Mikkelsen, Leif Sylvester, Anne Sørensen, Kurt Nielsen, Øyvind Hagen-Traberg, Karsten Schrøder, Maria Erwolter, Dan Dommer
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
100 min
Country
Denmark, United Kingdom
Languages
Danish, Serbian

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