TrustNordisk Deals 4K Remaster of Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Pusher’ Trilogy in Key Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJamie Lang TrustNordisk has closed several distribution deals for a 4K remastered version of Nicolas Winding Refn’s “Pusher” trilogy, including “Pusher,” “Pusher II – With Blood on My Hands” and “Pusher III – I Am the Angel of Death.” Distribution deals have been closed in Benelux with September Film Rights, Switzerland with Praesens Film, Germany with Plaion and Japan with Synca Creations.
Movies Inspired in Italy and Blue Finch Film in the U.K. are also attached to distribute the film in those territories. All three films, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn between 1996 and 2005, have undergone a thorough restoration process, and the first, “Pusher,” recently debuted at the Venice Film Festival, competing in the Venice Classics section.
Not only does the trilogy stand out as a launchpad for the now-world-famous director, but the first two films were also vital in launching the career of actor Mads Mikkelsen, a longtime and frequent collaborator of Refn’s.
In “Pusher,” small-time drug dealer Frank is thrust into a week from hell after a heroin deal goes sideways, leaving him deeply in debt to Milo, a ruthless Balkan drug lord.
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