Pusher III (2005)

Milo tries to be a family man and run his criminal organization, but a wrong drug shipment endangers everything.

Director:

Nicolas Winding Refn

Writer:

Nicolas Winding Refn

Stars:

Zlatko Buric, Marinela Dekic, Slavko Labovic

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zlatko Buric	...	Milo
Marinela Dekic	...	Milena
Slavko Labovic	...	Radovan
Ramadan Huseini	...	Rexho
Ilyas Agac	...	Lille Muhammed
Kujtim Loki	...	Luan
Vasilije Bojicic	...	Branco (as Vanja Bajicic)
Levino Jensen	...	Mike
Marek Magierecki	...	Mitja
Sven Erik Eskeland Larsen	...	Svend
Karsten Schrøder	...	Røde
Hakan Turan	...	Ali
Susan Petersen	...	Marie
Gitte Dan	...	Lis
Tommy Christensen	...	KA Mand 1

Storyline

In this third installment of the Pusher trilogy we follow Milo, the charismatic Serbian (bad) cook slash Copenhagen druglord preparing the food for his daughter's birthday, attending rehab meetings from his drug addiction and -conform Pusher tradition- getting involved in a drug deal that does not quite work out as planned...

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Plot Keywords:

drug deal | drug addict | drug abuse | pusher | heroin | 

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Taglines:

I'm the Angel of Death.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Price of the fried fish is 15 kr, same as the ecstasy tablet.

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Goofs

When Milo and Radovan are taking care of the first body, Radovan slits the man's throat as he hangs upside down from the ceiling. A bucket that has been placed beneath him fills with the man's blood, and Radovan instructs Milo to empty it and bring it back. When he picks up the bucket, the plastic underneath it is covered with blood. However, when he brings the empty bucket back and replaces it beneath the man, the plastic covering is clean. After Radovan eviscerates the man, and Milo once again removes the bucket, the plastic is again covered in blood.

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Quotes

Corrupt Cop: What's up?
Milo: Little Mohammed has something that belongs to me.
Corrupt Cop: I'll look into it. Anything else?
Milo: Nope. But you'll call me when you know something, right?
Corrupt Cop: I'll call.

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Connections

Follows Pusher II (2004)

User Reviews

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Niue]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Serbian Danish Polish

Release Date:

2 September 2005 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Pusher III

Filming Locations:

Denmark

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,792, 20 August 2006

Gross USA:

$1,605

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,605

Company Credits

Production Co:

Det Danske Filminstitut, Nordisk Film, TV2 Danmark

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1