# Pusher II (2004)

> A volatile ex-convict struggles to rebuild his life while debt, drugs, family wounds, and Copenhagen’s criminal underworld pull him back toward violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6313

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Drama
- Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
- Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Leif Sylvester, Anne Sørensen, Kurt Nielsen, Øyvind Hagen-Traberg, Karsten Schrøder, Maria Erwolter, Dan Dommer
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396184/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, gritty, tense, late night viewing, crime film marathon

## Synopsis

A man struggles to break free from his past while navigating the dangerous underbelly of Copenhagen.

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