Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers
Seen it?2007 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Norwegian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Karsten Aslaksen, chief engineer of a large chemical company, disappears without trace. His married lover, a successful politician named Vibeke Farang, approaches private investigator Varg Veum to track him down discreetly.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen
- Trond Espen SeimVarg Veum
- Bjørn FlobergJacob Hamre
- Endre HellestveitIsachsen
- Kathrine FagerlandAnna Keilhaug
- Anders DaleOdin Schrøder-Olsen
- Øyvind GranTrygve Schrøder-Olsen
- Per JansenHarald Schrøder-Olsen
- Trine WiggenVibeke Farang
- Håvard BakkeBård Farang
- Nicholas HopeWarren Donaldson