Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers

2007 1h 30m NO

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Synopsis

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Karsten Aslaksen, chief engineer of a large chemical company, disappears without trace. His married lover, a successful politician named Vibeke Farang, approaches private investigator Varg Veum to track him down discreetly.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Trond Espen Seim
Varg Veum
Bjørn Floberg
Jacob Hamre
Endre Hellestveit
Isachsen
Kathrine Fagerland
Anna Keilhaug
Anders Dale
Odin Schrøder-Olsen
Øyvind Gran
Trygve Schrøder-Olsen
Per Jansen
Harald Schrøder-Olsen
Trine Wiggen
Vibeke Farang

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen
Writers: Thomas Moldestad
Languages: English, Norwegian
Countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 19 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 4 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany.

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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 Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen, shot by Gaute Gunnari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Trond Espen Seim and Bjørn Floberg and Endre Hellestveit carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen directs. Gaute Gunnari behind the camera. Wibecke Rønseth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany. Dialogue in English, Norwegian.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Norwegian.
4International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany.
5Part of the "Varg Veum Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen, shot by Gaute Gunnari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Wibecke Rønseth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Trond Espen Seim and Bjørn Floberg and Endre Hellestveit carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0844948 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Gaute Gunnari
Editing: Wibecke Rønseth
Production design: Roger Rosenberg
Costume design: Renate Rolland
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: NO
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers (2007)

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.