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Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall
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Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall

2010-08-27 · 85 min · ★ 6.3

Crime

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.

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Directors
Stefan Faldbakken
Production companies
Miso Film Norge, Miso Film, SF Norge, TV 2
Countries
Denmark, Norway
Status
Released

Top Cast

Trond Espen SeimTrond Espen SeimVarg Veum
Bjørn FlobergBjørn FlobergJacob Hamre
Lene NystrømLene NystrømKarin Bjørge
Nikolaj Lie KaasNikolaj Lie KaasKniven
Petronella BarkerPetronella BarkerSidsel
Eivind SanderEivind SanderHolger
Tobias SantelmannTobias SantelmannStian Brandt
Per Egil AskePer Egil AskeHerman Brandt
Birgitte Victoria SvendsenBirgitte Victoria SvendsenSolveig Brandt
Hulda Hein GutierrezGeline Brandt
Martine JohansenMartine JohansenTorill / Eva Beate
Karl Vidar LendeKarl Vidar LendeEgil

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