Pusher 3 (2005)

Director:

Nicolas Winding Refn

Writer:

Nicolas Winding Refn (writer)

Release Date:

2 September 2005 (Denmark)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

I'm the Angel of Death.

Plot:

In this third installment of the 'Pusher' trilogy, we follow Milo ('Zlatko Buric'), the drug lord from the two first films...

Plot Keywords:

Heroin | Ecstasy | Pusher | Drugs | Drug Lord

Cast

Zlatko Buric	...	Milo
Marinela Dekic	...	Milena
Ilyas Agac	...	Little Mohammed
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vanja Bajicic	...	Branko
Gitte Dan	...	Lis
Dan Dommer	...	Gamle
Ramadan Huseini	...	Rexho
Levino Jensen	...	Mike
Slavko Labovic	...	Radovan
Sven Erik Eskeland Larsen	...	Svend
Kujtim Loki	...	Luan
Marek Magierecki	...	Mitja
Kurt Nielsen	...	Kusse-Kurt
Susan Petersen	...	Marie
Karsten Schrøder	...	Røde
Hakan Turan	...	Ali

Also Known As:

I'm the Angel of Death: Pusher III (International: English title)

Runtime:

90 min | Chile:104 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Serbian | Danish | Polish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Denmark:15 | Norway:18 | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | UK:18 | France:-16 | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Company:

Det Danske Filminstitut

Trivia:

Was supposed to have its first sneak preview at the 2005 Roskilde Festival (30 June - 3 July), but it was canceled at the last minute.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Milo is speaking at his daughters birthday party, the type of glass he is holding changes twice.

Quotes:

Milo: I got a problem.
Radovan: What kind of a problem?
Milo: A big problem.

Movie Connections:

References King Kong (1933)

A great finish to the trilogy

First off, I have really no idea why the film has received so many 1 star ratings here-- Buric's lead role alone is worth at least five times that.

Now with that out of the way... The film is pretty much excellent. I can't see anyone who's liked the first two being disappointed with this one. The dialogue, the characters, the situations-- Winding Refn is becoming, or should I say has become, a true master filmmaker. I don't have much to say about the story, except that it has more in common with the first Pusher than the second one as it all happens in less than 24 hours. Furthermore, Milo's situation is somewhat like Frank's in the first one-- which is obviously quite ironic.

A few minor, almost intangible details prevent Pusher 3 from reaching perfect status, but it really is a tour de force of film-making. A couple of scenes are really extreme, but hopefully they won't keep anyone from seeing this first-rate film.