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Wikipedia article




'Bitter Flowers' is 2007 Norwegian crime thriller film directed by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen. It is the first in a series of twelve films about the private detective Varg Veum, based on the books by Gunnar Staalesen. The film stars Trond Espen Seim as Veum.

Plot



A man vanishes without a trace. His lover, a married, successful politician, discreetly contacts private investigator Varg Veum for assistance. Varg finds her lover murdered, and the politician's husband is arrested for the murder. However, Varg accuses the police of miscarriage of justice and gets involved in an international murder case branching out far beyond Norwegian borders, with adversaries who will stop at nothing.

Cast



* Trond Espen Seim as Varg Veum

* Kathrine Fagerland as Anna Keilhaug

* Bjrn Floberg as Hamre

* Endre Hellestveit as Isachsen

* Anders Dale as Odin

* yvind Gran as Trygve

* Ove Andreassen as Monrad

* Per Jansen as Harald

* Trine Wiggen as Vibeke

* Hvard Bakke as Brd

* Nicholas Hope as Warren Donaldson

Reception



The film was reviewed with a dice throw of 4 in 'VG',"Vellykket", 'VG' 27 September 2007 'Dagsavisen',"Sjangerfilm reddes av Seim", 'Dagsavisen' 27 September 2007 'Bergens Tidende',"Godkjent, men ikke mer", 'Bergens Tidende' 27 September 2007 'Bergensavisen',"Tff Veum", 'Bergensavisen' 27 September 2007 'Adresseavisen'."Lett match for Varg", 'Adresseavisen' 27 September 2007 'Stavanger Aftenblad',"Flott Veum-figur i streit thriller", 'Stavanger Aftenblad' 27 September 2007 'Klassekampen',"Varg Veum gateway to the fjords", 'Klassekampen' 27 September 2007 'Fdrelandsvennen'"Gunnar Staalesen-magien mangler", 'Fdrelandsvennen' 27 September 2007 and 'Fredriksstad Blad';"En tidsriktig Veum", 'Fredriksstad Blad' 27 September 2007 3 in 'Dagbladet'"Slapp start for Veum", 'Dagbladet' 27 September 2007 and 'Hamar Arbeiderblad';"Blass Veum", 'Hamar Arbeiderblad' 27 September 2007 and 2 in 'Aftenposten',"Traurig start for Varg Veum", 'Aftenposten' 27 September 2007 'Dagens Nringsliv', which gave no dice throw, called the main character "dime-a-dozen" and the plot somewhat clich."Frekke tnner", 'Dagens Nringsliv' 27 September 2007

References




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