Johnny, just released from juvenile detention, does what underprivileged kids often have to do to survive in Israel at the turn of the millennium: Together with his peers and fellow sufferers from his problem neighbourhood, he sells drugs. And so successfully that they soon find themselves in conflict not only with the law, but also with the established criminal structures. With tragic consequences...
It's been a long time since a series hit the inherently spoiled Israeli series market like "Pushers", which is based on the authors' true experiences. Controversial not only because of its depiction of violence and criminal protagonists, the eight-part series goes where it hurts Israeli society: into the dark corners of a lost generation, which was also recently dealt with in a similar way in the cinematic Italian relative "Paranza - The Clan of Children". The result: a raw, violent and unusually authentic coming-of-age gem that, in addition to its cult status, will now also make it to a sequel.
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