Bitter Flowers

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Bitter Flowers aka Varg Veum: Bitter Flowers

Teaser Poster for the Varg Veum film series
Directed by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen
Produced by Jonas Allen
Peter Bose
Written by Gunnar Staalesen (novel)
Thomas Moldestad (screenplay)
Starring Trond Espen Seim
Kathrine Fagerland
Bjørn Floberg
Cinematography Gaute Gunnari
Editing by Wibecke Rønseth
Erik Thv. Aster
Release date(s) Norway: 28 September 2007
Running time 90 min
Country Norway
Language Norwegian / English
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Bitter Flowers (Bitre Blomster) is Norwegian crime thriller directed by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen. It is the first in a series of six films about the private detective Varg Veum, based on the books by Gunnar Staalesen. The film stars Trond Espen Seim as Veum.

[edit] Plot

A man vanishes without a trace. His lover, a married, successful politician, discreetly contacts Private Investigator Varg Veum for assistance. Varg finds her lover murdered, and the politician's husband is arrested for the murder. However, Varg accuses the police of judicial murder, and gets involved in an international murder case branching out far beyond the Norwegian borders, with characters who would not shy away from any methods.

[edit] Cast

  • Trond Espen Seim ... Varg Veum
  • Kathrine Fagerland ... Anna Keilhaug
  • Bjørn Floberg ... Hamre
  • Endre Hellestveit ... Isachsen
  • Anders Dale ... Odin
  • Øyvind Gran ... Trygve
  • Ove Andreassen ... Monrad
  • Per Jansen ... Harald
  • Trine Wiggen ... Vibeke
  • Håvard Bakke ... Bård

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