Varg Veum - Buried Dogs

2008 1h 30m NO

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 32

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Synopsis

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Racial tension is running high in Bergen after a young black asylum seeker dies at the hands of the Police. Shortly afterwards, a right-wing politician is targeted by a gunman at a public rally and his wife is fatally wounded. Another member of the right-wing party, Marit Holm, approaches private investigator Varg Veum, insisting she is being stalked.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Trond Espen Seim
Varg Veum
Bjørn Floberg
Jacob Hamre
Endre Hellestveit
Isachsen
Siv Klynderud
Marit Haug
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
Einar Bergene
Kai Remlov
Fredriksen
Robert Skjærstad
Jan A. Sanne
Rebekka Karijord
Ingvild Steen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Eik
Writers: Siv Rajendram Eliassen
Languages: 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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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany.

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4 / 8

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 Alexander Eik, shot by Tore Vollan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Erik Thv. Aster 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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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1296458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alexander Eik directs. Tore Vollan behind the camera. Erik Thv. Aster cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany. Dialogue in Norwegian.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany.
4Part of the "Varg Veum Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Alexander Eik, shot by Tore Vollan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Erik Thv. Aster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Trond Espen Seim and Bjørn Floberg and Endre Hellestveit carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1296458 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tore Vollan
Editing: Erik Thv. Aster
Production design: Roger Rosenberg
Costume design: Stina Lunde
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: NO
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Varg Veum - Buried Dogs (2008)

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.