𝕮𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖒𝖆𝕮𝖗𝖎𝖒𝖊 - behind the scenes on Instagram: ""Pusher" is a 1996 Danish crime thriller film co-written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, in his film debut. A commercial success considered to be influential in Danish film history, it also marked Mads Mikkelsen's film debut. Although Pusher was not intended to become a franchise, financial difficulties forced Refn to produce two sequels: "Pusher II" (2004), focusing on Mikkelsen's character after the events of the first film, and "