Pusher (2012 Film)
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''Pusher'' is a 2012 British
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film directed by Luis Prieto. It is an English-language
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of
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's 1996 film of the same name, the second remake following a 2010
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remake. The film stars
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Agyness Deyn Agyness Deyn (; born Laura Michelle Hollins, 16 February 1983) is an English model and actress. She is best known for her successful modelling career in the 2000s, and has been called one of the decade's top models. Since her retirement from mod ...
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Bronson Webb Bronson John Webb (born 20 February 1983) is a British actor. Career Webb has had supporting roles in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film), ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' (2004), ''The Dark Knight'' (2008) from the Ba ...
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Paul Kaye Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Thoros of Myr in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2013–17). He started as shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on ''The Sunday ...
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Plot

Frank is a low-level cocaine dealer in London, conducting business with his partner Tony and would-be-girlfriend Flo. When a former cellmate contacts him for a large drug deal, Frank borrows £45,000 of cocaine from Milo, a dangerous
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n drug lord. He promises to return to Milo with the money the next day, plus £3,000 that he previously owed, but police raid the deal and Frank is forced to dump the cocaine in a duck lake. In custody, Frank is told by police that Tony has confessed to the deal, but they release him the next day. Frank quickly finds Tony and beats him savagely with a baseball bat. Frank returns to Milo without the cash or the cocaine and requests more time to pay Milo off. Milo demands £55,000 to be paid soon. Frank scrambles to call in old debts and tries to get back in touch with Danaka, a drug mule who is scheduled to return with a half kilo of cocaine. Frank is unsuccessful and becomes increasingly on edge. Milo's henchman Hakan arrives to help Frank strongarm his debtees, but they have no success. Frank finally gets in touch with Danaka, but discovers that the cocaine pack she brought back is worthless. Frank becomes desperate and robs a high-class drug party, but is still far short of the required sum. Milo's patience runs out and Frank is brought back to him. With only a few thousand pounds to his name Frank begs for more time, but Milo begins to torture him instead. Frank manages to escape and returns to Flo, asking her if she wants to run away with him to Spain using the funds he has gathered up. As Frank makes a few final arrangements, Milo calls and says that their feud has become too costly and will therefore accept a token payment to resolve it. However, Milo and his henchmen are actually planning to kill Frank when he arrives. Frank brusquely tells Flo that their plans are called off and laughs at the thought of them running away together. Heartbroken, Flo steals all of Frank's remaining cash and escapes in a taxi. Frank catches up to the taxi and the two stare tearfully at each other through the closed car window as the film ends.


Cast

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Richard Coyle Richard Coyle (born 6 February 1972) is an English actor. He portrayed the lead role of Father Faustus Blackwood in the Netflix series '' Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'', and Jeff Murdock in the sitcom '' Coupling''. Early and personal life ...
as Frank, a mid-level drug-dealer, who works in the London underworld. *
Agyness Deyn Agyness Deyn (; born Laura Michelle Hollins, 16 February 1983) is an English model and actress. She is best known for her successful modelling career in the 2000s, and has been called one of the decade's top models. Since her retirement from mod ...
as Flo, Frank's girlfriend *
Bronson Webb Bronson John Webb (born 20 February 1983) is a British actor. Career Webb has had supporting roles in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film), ''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' (2004), ''The Dark Knight'' (2008) from the Ba ...
as Tony, Frank's cheerful partner *
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as Hakan, Milo's enforcer *
Zlatko Burić Zlatko Burić (born 13 May 1953) is a Croatian-Danish actor. He is best known for his performances in the Pusher (film series), ''Pusher'' film trilogy (1996–2005) and the films ''2012 (film), 2012'' (2009) and ''Triangle of Sadness'' (2022). ...
as Milo, a powerful Serbian drug lord. Burić is the only actor from the original film to reprise his role. *
Paul Kaye Paul Kaye (born 15 December 1964) is an English comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Thoros of Myr in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2013–17). He started as shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on ''The Sunday ...
as Fitz, one of Frank's customers * Shend as Meten, a nasty piece of work


Soundtrack

The film's score is provided by British electronic band
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Reception

''Pusher'' received mixed reviews. On
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, the film received a 47% score, based on 49 critics, with an average rating of 5.4/10.
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gives the film a weighted average score of 52% based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pusher 2012 films 2012 crime thriller films British crime thriller films Remakes of Danish films Films scored by Orbital (band) Films about cocaine Vertigo Films films Films about the illegal drug trade Films set in London Films shot in London Films about the Serbian Mafia 2010s English-language films Films directed by Luis Prieto 2010s British films Pusher (film series) English-language crime thriller films