Varg Veum - Woman in the Fridge

2008 1h 27m NO

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★5.7TMDB · 42★6.4IMDB · 1,370

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Synopsis

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An international oil drilling company hires private investigator Varg Veum to find their missing systems designer, Arne Samuelsen. Varg discovers the headless body of a woman jammed into the fridge in Arne's apartment - and is promptly knocked unconscious. When he wakes up the body is gone and the Police has arrived.

“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
Dennis Storhøi
Hallvard Johnsen
Christian Rubeck
Kjetil
Charlotte Grundt
Else Ljones
Kjersti Elvik
Lise Føyner

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Eik
Writers: Lars Skorpen
Languages: Norwegian
Countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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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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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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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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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ginge Anvik. 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 Einar Egeland 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

Alexander Eik directs. Tore Vollan behind the camera. Ginge Anvik scores. Einar Egeland cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany. Dialogue in Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 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.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Alexander Eik, shot by Tore Vollan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Ginge Anvik. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Einar Egeland 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 Endre Hellestveit carry the top of the cast.
10IMDB entry: tt1135937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 10 themes, including "based on novel or book", "police", "transvestism", "detective".

The technical file

Cinematography: Tore Vollan
Original score: Ginge Anvik
Editing: Einar Egeland
Production design: Roger Rosenberg
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Status: Released
Original language: NO
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Varg Veum - Woman in the Fridge (2008)
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 1,370 votes

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.