Varg Veum - The Dead Have It Easy

2012 1h 26m NO

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★6.3TMDB · 27

CrimeActionMystery

Synopsis

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Varg Veum tries to help a scared girl lost in the woods at night, but he fails to avoid her death. What was this young asylum seeker fleeing from?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Trond Espen Seim
Varg Veum
Bjørn Floberg
Jacob Hamre
Lene Nystrøm
Karin Bjørge
Jørgen Langhelle
William Moberg
Fumi Desalu-Vold
Ellen Watu
Sarah Bintu Sakor
Amina
Freddy Steimler
Angus
Madeleine Barwén Trollvik
Sasha

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Erik Richter Strand
Writers: Erik Richter Strand, Lya Guerra
Languages: English, Norwegian
Countries: Denmark, Norway

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Norwegian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Norway.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Varg Veum Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Erik Richter Strand, shot by Jens Schlosser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Peder Kjellsby. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Simen Gengenbach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Erik Richter Strand directs. Jens Schlosser behind the camera. Peder Kjellsby scores. Simen Gengenbach cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Norway. Dialogue in English, Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Norwegian.
4International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Norway.
5Part of the "Varg Veum Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Erik Richter Strand, shot by Jens Schlosser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Peder Kjellsby. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Simen Gengenbach shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Trond Espen Seim and Bjørn Floberg and Lene Nystrøm carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt2182237 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jens Schlosser
Original score: Peder Kjellsby
Editing: Simen Gengenbach
Production design: Lise Christensen
Costume design: Stina Lunde
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Status: Released
Original language: NO
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Varg Veum - The Dead Have It Easy (2012)

Part of

Varg Veum Collection

Varg Veum is the central character in a series of crime novels, written by Gunnar Staalesen, about a private detective who lives in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. The books have been translated into several languages, including English, German, Swedish, and Danish. Three of the novels are available in English: Yours Until Death, At Night All Wolves Are Grey, and The Writing on the Wall.