Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall
Seen it?2010 | 85 min | Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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 people who can't resist a good whodunit and book lovers. The investigation drives everything, one lead at a time. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 25 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in Norwegian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you like your heroes clean-cut.
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.
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
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stefan Faldbakken
- Trond Espen SeimVarg Veum
- Bjørn FlobergJacob Hamre
- Lene NystrømKarin Bjørge
- Nikolaj Lie KaasKniven
- Petronella BarkerSidsel
- Eivind SanderHolger
- Tobias SantelmannStian Brandt
- Per Egil AskeHerman Brandt
- Birgitte Victoria SvendsenSolveig Brandt
- Hulda Hein GutierrezGeline Brandt