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Bleeder

  • 19991999
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
8.5K
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Bleeder (1999)
CrimeDrama
Two stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother,... Read allTwo stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.Two stories for the price of one: Lenny works in a video shop and tries to get aquainted with the waitress Lea. Leo beats his pregnant wife, Louise, which is a VERY bad idea, as her brother, Louis, is a violent racist.
IMDb RATING
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8.5K
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    • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
  • Stars
    • Kim Bodnia
    • Mads Mikkelsen
    • Rikke Louise Andersson
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
    • Nicolas Winding Refn
  • Stars
    • Kim Bodnia
    • Mads Mikkelsen
    • Rikke Louise Andersson
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    • 29User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
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    Kim Bodnia, Zlatko Buric, Levino Jensen, and Mads Mikkelsen in Bleeder (1999)
    Mads Mikkelsen in Bleeder (1999)
    Zlatko Buric and Mads Mikkelsen in Bleeder (1999)
    Kim Bodnia and Mads Mikkelsen in Bleeder (1999)
    Liv Corfixen and Mads Mikkelsen in Bleeder (1999)
    Rikke Louise Andersson and Kim Bodnia in Bleeder (1999)

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    Kim Bodnia
    Kim Bodnia
    • Leo
    Mads Mikkelsen
    Mads Mikkelsen
    • Lenny
    Rikke Louise Andersson
    Rikke Louise Andersson
    • Louise
    Liv Corfixen
    Liv Corfixen
    • Lea
    Levino Jensen
    Levino Jensen
    • Louis
    Zlatko Buric
    Zlatko Buric
    • Kitjo
    Claus Flygare
    Claus Flygare
    • Joe
    Ole Abildgaard
    • Videobutik Kunde
    Gordana Radosavljevic
    • Mika
    Marko Zecewic
    • Marko
    Dusan Zecewic
    • Dusan
    John Barimani
    • Kioskejer
    Ramadan Huseini
    Ramadan Huseini
    • Ven i Kiosk
    Karsten Schrøder
    • Røde
    Sven Erik Eskeland Larsen
    • Svend
    Troels Richter Knudsen
    • Troels
    Søren Vestergaard
    • Søren
    Ivan Jovanicic
    • Ivan
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
      • Nicolas Winding Refn
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In preparation for his role as Lenny, actor Mads Mikkelsen sat alone and worked in a Video-rental shop for some weeks.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning, the TV set changes between a movie and a test image between shots.
    • Quotes

      Leo: What did you talk about?

      Lenny: About films, I think...

      Leo: About films?

      Lenny: Yes...

      Leo: So you did not talk at all?

      Lenny: Yes, we did.

      Leo: No, you talked about film. You have not talked at all. It's not normal. Did you fuck her? You have not fucked her. You have not touched her. Is that the way you see girls? That you talk to them, and then you don't fuck. them? That's not normal.

    • Connections
      Featured in Bag om filmen 'Bleeder' (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Mit lille reservat
      Performed by C.V. Jørgensen

    User reviews29

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    9/10
    Forget all that Dogme-hype cuz this one blows'em away!!
    The director's debut, "Pusher", was an excellent tribute to American Cinema (Abel Ferrara, Scorsese) and a portrait of the drugworld of Copenhagen but "Bleeder" is much more personal, mature and grim film. The story deals with the relationship of four friends (& B-filmfanatics); a videostoreowner, his helper, a soon-be-a-dad and his girl's violent brother. Things gets complicated between the last two when the guy starts beatin' his pregnant girl and the brother's threatin' to retaliate. When the girl loses her unborn baby after a beatin' things get VERY ugly! There's no real reason for the violence which makes the mood of the movie extremely creepy. The characters and dialogue are very believable and impossible to forget. The few (very) violent scenes are so unexpected that you'll jump in seat. The film are also filled with nods to exploitation cinema (clip from Lustig's "Maniac" & "Vigilante", "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein" etc.). It's made on a low budget but is beautifully filmed (and acted) with a great glampunk soundtrack. "Bleeder" is a movie that gets under your skin for days so check out this masterpiece.
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    • Jens-28
    • Jun 5, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 1999 (Denmark)
      • Denmark
      • official-site in Danish
      • Danish
      • Serbian
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    • Filming locations
      • Esromgade, Nørrebro, Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Production companies
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
      • Kamikaze
      • Scanbox Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 38 minutes
      • Color
      • Black and White
      • Dolby Digital

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