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Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty
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Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty

2008-01-13 · 90 min · ★ 6.4

Crime · Thriller

After extricating 17-year-old Lisa Halle from a life of prostitution in Copenhagen, private investigator Varg Veum becomes ensnared in a tangle of parental neglect and bad love when he is hired to locate Lisa's boyfriend, Peter Werner.

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Directors
Erik Richter Strand
Production companies
Miso Film, FilmFondet Fuzz, SF Norge, TV 2, TV4, ARD Degeto
Countries
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Trond Espen SeimTrond Espen SeimVarg Veum
Bjørn FlobergBjørn FlobergJacob Hamre
Endre HellestveitEndre HellestveitIsachsen
Kathrine FagerlandKathrine FagerlandAnna Keilhaug
Julie RustiJulie RustiLisa Halle
Marianne NielsenMarianne NielsenVigdis Halle
Bjørn Willberg AndersenBjørn Willberg AndersenNiels Halle
Ågot SendstadÅgot SendstadVera Werner
Stig R. AmdamStig R. AmdamHåkon Werner
Frank KjosåsFrank KjosåsPeter Werner
Vidar MagnussenVidar MagnussenBjørn Hasle
Sverre RøssummoenSverre RøssummoenMinken
Jeppe Beck LaursenJeppe Beck LaursenGlenn

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