Varg Veum - Black Sheep

2011 1h 23m NO

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★5.7TMDB · 32

Crime

Synopsis

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Varg Veum promises his girlfriend that he will find her sister who has vanished.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Trond Espen Seim
Varg Veum
Bjørn Floberg
Jacob Hamre
Lene Nystrøm
Karin Bjørge
Alexander Karim
Alexander Latoor
Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal
Siren
Jakob Oftebro
Asbjørn Søvold
Emil Johnsen
Hans Hauge
Skjalg Gamst Landsem
Harry Helgesen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephan Apelgren
Writers: Christopher Harberg, Trygve Allister Diesen
Languages: Norwegian, Swedish
Countries: Denmark, Norway

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.

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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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AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Trond Espen Seim and Bjørn Floberg and Lene Nystrøm carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephan Apelgren directs. Jens Schlosser behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark, Norway. Dialogue in Norwegian, Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, Swedish.
4International production across 2 countries: Denmark, Norway.
5Part of the "Varg Veum Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Stephan Apelgren, shot by Jens Schlosser. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Trond Espen Seim and Bjørn Floberg and Lene Nystrøm carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt1699164 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 32 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jens Schlosser
Production design: Gert Wibe
Costume design: Stina Lunde
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Status: Released
Original language: NO
Certification (US): 15
IMDB: Varg Veum - Black Sheep (2011)

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.