A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.
Direction
Refn's debut: 20-day shoot, $800K, launched a career.
Acting
Kim Bodnia's sweaty desperation is physically exhausting to watch.
Production
Shot in actual Copenhagen drug dens with non-professionals.
Director
Nicolas Winding Refn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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