Varg Veum - The Writing on the Wall
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
2010-08-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Norwegian
Vote Count
29
Vote Average
6.362
Trond Espen Seim
Varg Veum
Bjørn Floberg
Jacob Hamre
Lene Nystrøm
Karin Bjørge
Nikolaj Lie Kaas
Kniven
Petronella Barker
Sidsel
Eivind Sander
Holger
Tobias Santelmann
Stian Brandt
Per Egil Aske
Herman Brandt
Birgitte Victoria Svendsen
Solveig Brandt
Hulda Hein Gutierrez
Geline Brandt
Martine Johansen
Torill / Eva Beate
Karl Vidar Lende
Egil
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