Bleeder (1999)

Leo and Louise are a young couple living together in Copenhagen. Leo often goes out with his friends while Louise usually stays home. But when Louise tells Leo she's pregnant, a spark is ... See full summary »

Director:

Nicolas Winding Refn

Writer:

Nicolas Winding Refn

Stars:

Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Zlatko Buric

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kim Bodnia	...	Leo
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Lenny
Zlatko Buric	...	Kitjo
Liv Corfixen	...	Lea
Levino Jensen	...	Louis
Rikke Louise Andersson	...	Louise
Claus Flygare	...	Joe
Ole Abildgaard	...	Video shop customer
Gordana Radosavljevic	...	Mika
Marko Zecewic	...	Marko
Dusan Zecewic	...	Dusan
John Barimani	...	Kiosk owner
Ramadan Huseini	...	Friend in kiosk
Karsten Schrøder	...	Røde
Sven Erik Eskeland Larsen	...	Svend

Storyline

Leo and Louise are a young couple living together in Copenhagen. Leo often goes out with his friends while Louise usually stays home. But when Louise tells Leo she's pregnant, a spark is ignited and Leo begins to become cold and distant. His anger and self-hatred finally erupt into violence against Louise.

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Plot Keywords:

violence | friend | racist | quitting smoking | reference to fellini | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

official-site in Danish

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

6 August 1999 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Vérveszteség

Filming Locations:

Esromgade, Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kamikaze

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kitjo (Zlatko Buric) wanting three Tuborg beers, before watching a movie with the guys, is a reference to his role in a Tuborg commercial campaign playing a foreign kiosk owner, also directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Especially noted for his accent pronouncing Tuborg with a hard g (Which is not correct in Danish).

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Goofs

In the beginning, the TV set changes between a movie and a test image between shots.

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Connections

References Taxi Driver (1976)

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Soundtracks

"Mit lille reservat"
Performed by C.V. Jørgensen

User Reviews

Fantastic and real

A complete surprise. Had no idea what I was getting into. As fine as anything by Scorcese, with some similarities to Taxi Driver. An enormous breath of fresh air compared to the awful Hollywood machine. The scenes are real, intense, sometimes violent, always moving. Geniune. This film maker is the real thing. The acting is impeccable. I personally don't care much for symbolism, meta-cinema or the like, but instead prefer a real and dramatic experience. This movie provides all of the above--and that is a rare treat. Someone compared this to Kubrick--there is some of that but what is really different here is the emotion. Kubrick is always (or almost always) dry, sterile, unemotional, stiff. Bleeder is moving--it even at times has some of the emotionalism of a melodrama, but it always remains a drama.