Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall

2010 1h 25m NO

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★6.3TMDB · 30

Crime

Synopsis

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Varg Veum is no longer working as a private investigator. He's got a permanent job as a teacher, and has calmed down his life, enjoying the domestic bliss with his new girlfriend Karin, but the idyll doesn't last long. Veum gets a brutal meeting with the past, when "The Knife" is released from prison, determined to take revenge on those who got him convicted for the murder of a teenage girl.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Trond Espen Seim
Varg Veum
Bjørn Floberg
Jacob Hamre
Lene Nystrøm
Karin Bjørge
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Kniven
Petronella Barker
Sidsel
Eivind Sander
Holger
Tobias Santelmann
Stian Brandt
Per Egil Aske
Herman Brandt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stefan Faldbakken
Writers: Thomas Moldestad
Languages: Danish, English, Japanese, Norwegian
Countries: Denmark, Norway

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Danish, English, Japanese, 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 Stefan Faldbakken, shot by Marek Wieser. 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 Jon Endre Mørk 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

Stefan Faldbakken directs. Marek Wieser behind the camera. Ginge Anvik scores. Jon Endre Mørk cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Norway. Dialogue in Danish, English, Japanese, Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Danish, English, Japanese, Norwegian.
4International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Norway.
5Part of the "Varg Veum Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Stefan Faldbakken, shot by Marek Wieser. 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 Jon Endre Mørk 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: tt1572783 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 30 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Marek Wieser
Original score: Ginge Anvik
Editing: Jon Endre Mørk
Production design: Tuva Hølmebakk
Costume design: Stina Lunde
Sound: Tormod Ringnes
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: NO
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall (2010)

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.