Project Detail

Pusher

Synopsis

A London drug dealer finds himself on the wrong side of a ruthless Mr Big when a massive deal goes disastrously wrong in Luis Prieto's striking, energetic remake of the 1996 feature that propelled Nicolas Winding Refn (Bronson, Drive) into the international spotlight.
Revolving around an outstanding lead performance from Richard Coyle the break-neck action is underpinned by an atmospheric and rousing original score by Orbital.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
86 mins
Director
Luis Prieto
Producer
Rupert Preston, Christopher Simon, Felix Vossen
Editor
Kim Gaster
Screenwriter
Matthew Read
Director of Photography
Simon Dennis
Production Designer
Pedro Webster
Composer
Orbital
Principal cast
Richard Coyle, Agyness Deyn, Bronson Webb, Mem Ferda

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Vertigo Films

Big Room Studios
77 Fortess Road
London
NW5 1AG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7428 7555
Fax: +44 (0)20 7485 9713

Sales Company

Gaumont International

Manuel Pereira
30 avenue Charles de Gaulle
92 200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
France

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