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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. Written by
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Kim Bodnia (playing Leo), Mads Mikkelsen (playing Lenny) and Zlatko Buric (playing Kitjo) also played in the Pusher-movies, also directed by Nicloas Winding Refn.
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In the beginning, the TV set changes between a movie and a test image between shots.
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Someone Behind the Door (1971)
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"Good Evening Mr. Whack"
Performed by Jesper Binzer
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Nicolas Winding Refn, the genius behind the excellent "Pusher" sets new standards for danish movies with his new opus "Bleeder". Leo, played by the magnificent actor Kim Bodnia, is gradually going insane as his wife gets pregnant. He feels his life fade away and asks himself how he can put a child into a world that's raw and how they can afford to have one.
The atmosphere is two parts Scorcese's "Taxi Driver" and one part Franz Kafka's "Der Prozess", not very moody in other words. A sub-story about Leo's buddy searching for a girl relieves the pressure a bit, which is for the better as it also adds depth to the movie.
The violence feels very realistic and is sometimes even hard to watch, it's like it all is happening for real. The realistic approach makes this movie feel fresh and not like something you've seen before. After I saw this movie I was left with an uneasy feeling in my stomach and I knew I've seen something very rear and very good.
Nicolas Winding Refn is worth the highest of praise for making a movie like this. It's just what European moviemaking needs.
9/10