A humorous documentary about film director Nicolas Winding Refn and his struggle to clear himself of a personal debt of DKK 5.5 million - to secure his family financially and help him get on with his life. Refn, noted for his debut cult movie »Pusher« from 1996, was forced to file for personal bankruptcy after »Fear X« (2003) failed at the boxoffice. His only chance to wipe the slate clean and continue his career as a filmmaker was to produce »Pusher 2« and »Pusher 3«. »Gambler« humorously portrays his ambitious project where there is no time for writer's block and where deadlines are to be met if money is to keep rolling in.
| Original title | Gambler |
|---|---|
| Danish title | Gambler |
| Keywords | Film History, Refn, Nicolas Winding, Film Production |
| Director | Phie Ambo |
| Producer | Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, Christian Rank |
| Director of Photography | Phie Ambo |
| Editor | Theis Schmidt |
| Sound | Mads Lundgård, Morten Wille |
| Composer | Nikolaj Hess, Jens Bjørnkjær |
| Appearance | Henrik Danstrup, Liv Corfixen, Nicolas Winding Refn, Frank |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Production company | Tju-Bang Film |
| Domestic distribution | Dox-on-wheels, Nordisk Film International Sales, Filmcompagniet - SF Film, Warner og Twentieth Century Fox |
| International sales | TrustNordisk |
| Technical info | color |
| Danish theatrical release | 20.04.2006 |
| Cinemas |
Empire samt i 14 provinsbiografer på den efterfølgende turné: Panorama Biografen, Middelfart: 28-30. april Café Biografen, Odense: 1-3. maj Øst for Paradis, Århus: 5-7. maj Apollon, Struer: 9-10. maj Nicolai Biograf, Kolding: 12-14. maj Biffen, Ålborg: 19-21. maj Vig Bio: 23-24. maj Glostrup Bio: 26-28. maj Albertslund Biograferne: 2-5. juni Gladsaxe Bio: 6. juni Victoria Teatret, Sorø: 8-11. juni Bio Silkeborg: 13-14. juni Skibby Kino: 16-18. juni Tisvilde Bio: 13-16. juli |
| DFI subsidy | Konsulentstøtte |
| Danish rating | Allowed for all |
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Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
|---|---|
| Helsinki Doc Point Documentary Film Festival | 2018-01-23 |
| Toronto International Film Festival | 2013-10-01 |
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | 2012-07-19 |
| München International Film Festival | 2012-06-29 |
| Toronto, Hot Docs Int. Documentary Festival | 2012-04-26 |
| Torino International Film Festival | 2009-11-13 |
| Istanbul Festival of Independent Films | 2007-02-15 |
| Sheffield Doc/Fest | 2006-10-30 |
| Warsaw International Film Festival | 2006-10-06 |
| Helsinki Film Festival - Love & Anarchy | 2006-09-14 |
| Odense Internationale Film Festival | 2006-08-15 |
| Melbourne Film Festival | 2006-07-26 |
| Sydney Film Festival | 2006-06-09 |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 2006-05-25 |
| Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente | 2006-04-11 |
| Göteborg International Film Festival | 2006-01-27 |
| Rotterdam, International Film Festival | 2006-01-25 |
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Reviews and articles
On the library you can find these articles and revies and other material about the film.
| Type | Source | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | gru | 2006-09-15 |
| Anmeldelse | BT | jacob wendt jensen | 2006-04-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Information | lars movin | 2006-04-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Kristeligt Dagblad | henrik uth jensen | 2006-04-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Metroexpress | frederik asschenfeldt vandrup | 2006-04-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Politiken-Fonden | kim skotte | 2006-04-21 |
| Anmeldelse | Berlingske Tidende | ebbe iversen | 2006-04-20 |
| Anmeldelse | Ekstra Bladet | niels lind larsen | 2006-04-20 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | katrine sommer boysen | 2006-04-20 |
| Anmeldelse | Urban | louise kidde sauntved | 2006-04-20 |
| Interview | Urban | louise kidde sauntved | 2006-04-19 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | rusk | 2006-04-19 |
| Artikel | Ekstra Bladet | kim kastrup | 2006-04-18 |
| Artikel | Berlingske Tidende | ebbe iversen | 2006-04-13 |
| Artikel | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | michael enggaard | 2006-04-12 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | ritzau | 2006-01-31 |
| Anmeldelse | Morgenavisen Jyllandsposten | rune skyum-nielsen | 2005-11-09 |
| Artikel | Politiken-Fonden | michael bo | 2005-10-29 |
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