Pusher Trilogy Limited Edition Blu-ray
'The Pusher Trilogy' Director: Nicolas Winding Refn (1996-2005) Second Sight Limited Edition 3-Disc Blu-ray | Director-supervised 4K restorations | Danish w/ English subtitles
A landmark of modern European crime cinema, the Pusher trilogy plunges into Copenhagen's criminal underworld with unflinching realism and kinetic style, rejecting romanticised gangster mythologies in favour of raw, street-level immersion.
Across three interlinked films, Nicolas Winding Refn charts the downfall of a dealer out of his depth, the unravelling of a loyal enforcer, and the struggle of a feared kingpin's daughter.
Pusher (110 mins, 1996)
Pusher II (100 mins, 2004)
Pusher III (108 mins, 2005)
Limited Edition contents:
- Rigid slipcase with new artwork
- 120-page book with new essays by Jamie Graham, Justin LaLiberty, Janine Pipe, Ariel Powers-Schaub, Alison Taylor and Nadine Whitney, plus an excerpt from Scandinavian Blue by Jack Stevenson on the films of Poul Nyrup
- 5 collectors' art cards
Special features include:
- Audio commentary with writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn and film critic Peter Bradshaw (Pusher)
- Audio commentary with Nicolas Winding Refn and film critic Catherine Shoard (Pusher II)
- Audio commentary with Nicolas Windign Refn and film critic Alan Jones (Pusher III)
- Gambler (82 mins, 2006): feature-length documentary - Nicolas Winding Refn faces bankruptcy and family strife as he struggles to complete his Pusher trilogy
- Poul Nyrup's film trilogy depicting Danish youth and life on the margins, restored in 4K: Mellem Venner (90 mins, 1963); Villa Vennely (92 mins, 1964); Stenbroens "Helte" (92 mins, 1965)
