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, Per Egil Aske, Petronella Barker

Cast

Credited cast:
Lars Petter Aase	...	Fengselsvokter
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
Tom Larsen	...	Toyotaeieren
Karl Vidar Lende	...	Egil
Mikal Olsen Lerøen	...	Programleder
Nikolaj Lie Kaas	...	Kniven
Lene Nystrøm	...	Karin
Eivind Sander	...	Holger
Tobias Santelmann	...	Stian Brandt

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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Genres:

Crime

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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:

The Writing on the Wall

Filming Locations:

Bergen, Hordaland, Norway

Box Office

Budget:

NOK 21,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinemiso, Miso Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Varg Veum - De døde har det godt (2012)

User Reviews

Haunted by the past

Varg quit job as a detective and now works in school. The same school, which "by accident" Torill attends to. Torill is a sister of Eva Beate (Martine Johansen is playing as both sisters), a girl that died few years ago, when Varg was still working in social services. The beginning of Varg's new job coincides with releasing Ulrik "Knife" Sand (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) from prison. Sand claims that he was in jail as an innocent man and he blames Varg for his misery. Knife seeks for revenge on the ex detective and in order to do that he uses Torill and the case of deceased Eva Beate.

So. Varg has got a haircut, has a partner, and, oh dear, changed his SUV for a bicycle, what made him steal a car, when he had to chase a villain. Hamre seems to be used to Varg now, he got rid of his annoying assistant. This piece gives some inside into Varg's past. Now, when he is with Karin (Lene Nystrøm) he wants to settle down, but he cannot help with the need to save people. And this of course puts him and Karin in danger.