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:

Rådmandsgade, 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

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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Goofs

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

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Connections

References Someone Behind the Door (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Good Evening Mr. Whack"
Performed by Jesper Binzer

User Reviews

Dark and realistic.

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