Bitter Flowers (2007 film)

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Bitter Flowers
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Teaser Poster for the Varg Veum film series
Norwegian Varg Veum: Bitre Blomster
Directed by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen
Screenplay byThomas Moldestad
Based onBitter Flowers
by Gunnar Staalesen
Produced by Jonas Allen
Peter Bose
Starring Trond Espen Seim
Kathrine Fagerland
Bjørn Floberg
Cinematography Gaute Gunnari
Edited by Wibecke Rønseth
Erik Thv. Aster
Music by Ginge
Release date
28 September 2007 (2007-09-28)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian /English
Box office$4.8 million [1]

Bitter Flowers (Norwegian : Varg Veum: Bitre Blomster) 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.

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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.

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Reception

The film was reviewed with a "die throw" of 4 in VG , [2] Dagsavisen , [3] Bergens Tidende , [4] Bergensavisen , [5] Adresseavisen . [6] Stavanger Aftenblad , [7] Klassekampen , [8] Fædrelandsvennen [9] and Fredriksstad Blad ; [10] 3 in Dagbladet [11] and Hamar Arbeiderblad ; [12] and 2 in Aftenposten , [13] Dagens Næringsliv , which gave no "die throw," called the main character "dime-a-dozen" and the plot somewhat cliché. [14]

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References

  1. "Varg Veum - Bitre blomster". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. "Vellykket", VG 27 September 2007
  3. "Sjangerfilm reddes av Seim", Dagsavisen 27 September 2007
  4. "Godkjent, men ikke mer", Bergens Tidende 27 September 2007
  5. "Tøff Veum", Bergensavisen 27 September 2007
  6. "Lett match for Varg", Adresseavisen 27 September 2007
  7. "Flott Veum-figur i streit thriller", Stavanger Aftenblad 27 September 2007
  8. "Varg Veum – gateway to the fjords", Klassekampen 27 September 2007
  9. "Gunnar Staalesen-magien mangler", Fædrelandsvennen 27 September 2007
  10. "En tidsriktig Veum", Fredriksstad Blad 27 September 2007
  11. "Slapp start for Veum", Dagbladet 27 September 2007
  12. "Blass Veum", Hamar Arbeiderblad 27 September 2007
  13. "Traurig start for Varg Veum", Aftenposten 27 September 2007
  14. "Frekke tønner", Dagens Næringsliv 27 September 2007