Samuel LoveThe Pusher trilogy, one of the most intense crime sagas in cinema, has finally received the lavish treatment it deserves with a Limited Edition set from Second Sight Films on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, this gritty Danish crime series follows the downward spiral of 3 morally complex protagonists – Frank, Tonny, and Milo – doomed to their inevitable confrontations with the dark consequences of their actions. With each entry building on the tension and harrowing, bloody despair of the last, this critically-acclaimed trilogy’s closing film culminates in a chilling and unrelenting final act that lingers long in the memory.
Second Sight’s must-own set features stunning restorations of all three films, personally overseen by Refn, offering both long-time fans and newcomers the opportunity to experience his breakthrough work in all its brutal, unflinching glory. As ever, Second Sight have pulled out all the stops to craft a definitive release boasting new and archival special features alongside a booklet packed with fascinating essays. A solid contender for the best physical media release of the year.
Pusher
A gang of mid-level criminals navigate Copenhagen’s gritty underworld after a drug deal goes wrong.
Pusher II
Fresh from jail, a criminal vows to leave his past behind following the birth of his first child, but getting out of this life isn’t so easy when you’re born into it.
Pusher III
An aging drug dealer and addict struggles to come to terms with his life choices while a new criminal starts making waves in the underworld.
Special Features
- New 4K restorations by Director Nicolas Winding Refn
- Features Dolby Atmos and original Dolby Digital 5.1 mixes
- New audio commentary with Nicolas Winding Refn and Peter Bradshaw (Pusher)
- New audio commentary with Nicolas Winding Refn and Catherine Shoard (Pusher II)
- New audio commentary with Nicolas Winding Refn and Alan Jones (Pusher III)
- Gambler: feature-length documentary
- Danish director Poul Nyrup’s 1960s trilogy of youth films in new 4K restorations: Mellem Venner, Call Girl Centralen “Villa Vennely” and Stenbroens “Helte”. Sharing a kinship with the Pusher trilogy in their uncompromising depiction of marginalised lives, Nicolas Winding Refn dedicated Pusher III to the director.
Limited Edition Contents
- Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Thomas Walker
- 120-page book with new essays by Jamie Graham, Justin LaLiberty, Janine Pipe, Ariel Power-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
THE PUSHER TRILOGY is available now on Blu-ray and 4K UHD from Second Sight Films
