Varg Veum - Skriften på veggen (2010)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Stefan Faldbakken

Writers:

Thomas Moldestad (screenplay), Gunnar Staalesen (novel)

Stars:

Lars Petter Aase, Thomas Alveberg, Per Egil Aske

Cast

Credited cast:
Lars Petter Aase	...	Fengselsvokter
Thomas Alveberg	...	Arms Dealer
Per Egil Aske	...	Herman Brandt
Petronella Barker	...	Sidsel
Bjørn Floberg	...	Hamre
Hulda Hein Gutierrez	...	Geline Brandt
Phillip Holloman	...	Lærer
Gunnar Lien Holsten	...	Politmann
Martine Johansen	...	Torill - Eva Beate
Tor Kristoffersen	...	Police officer
Tom Larsen	...	Toyotaeieren
Karl Vidar Lende	...	Egil
Mikal Olsen Lerøen	...	Programleder
Nikolaj Lie Kaas	...	Kniven
Lene Nystrøm	...	Karin

Storyline

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 does not last long. Veum gets a brutal meeting with the past, then his bitter enemy "The Knife" is released from prison, determined to take revenge on those who got him convicted for the murder of the teenage girl. Soon Veum is deeply entangled is a case where he must take a tough battle with his conscience; was he himself really innocent in the girl's death? The only answer is "The Knife", but his mind is set om only one thing - revenge!

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Plot Keywords:

violence | photograph | manipulative behavior | telephone call | private investigator | 

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Genres:

Crime

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Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Varg Veum: Woman in the Fridge (2008)

User Reviews

Another film which would have suited better on TV

I must admit I'm quite impressed about the cinema being almost full on the third day of showing this Varg Veum-film. It's the third I've seen on cinema, but I know there's been quite a few also on DVD, without me watching them.

But I think the script for this movie was too far fetched. Maybe it worked better in the Gunnar Staalesen-book. Quite probably. Actually i find it surprising to say that Lene Nystrøm made the best out of her role, as dis of course Bjørn Floberg as policeman Hamre.

Tragic, too tragic, the story goes on just as the ones I seen before. I can't help it being bored. Too theatrical, and I don't think the pedophilia in this film gives the story enough of a serious treatment. we simply don't believe in it This will be the last Varg Veum film I see, at least in the cinema.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site (Blu-ray Disc) [Norway] Official site (Cinema) [Norway]

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

27 August 2010 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Instynkt wilka - Pisane na murze

Filming Locations:

Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Box Office

Budget:

NOK21,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,816,022

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinemiso, Miso Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1