''Bitter Flowers'' () is 2007 Norwegian crime thriller film directed by

Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen (born 4 May 1972) is a Norwegian film director, producer and writer. He is best known for his action drama ''IZZAT'' (2005), his TV series ''TAXI'' (2011) as well as documentary films ''Voluntarily Forced'' (2014) and ''Recr ...

. It is the first in a series of twelve films about the private detective Varg Veum, based on the books by

Gunnar Staalesen Gunnar Staalesen (born 19 October 1947) is a Norwegian writer. He is a major figure in the Nordic noir crime fiction genre through his 20 novels featuring Varg Veum, a private detective in Bergen on the rainy west coast of Norway. The Varg Veu ...

. 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 * Bjørn Floberg as Hamre * Endre Hellestveit as Isachsen * Anders Dale as Odin * Øyvind Gran as Trygve * Ove Andreassen as Monrad *

Per Jansen Per Johan Jansen (14 December 1941 – 8 August 2022) was a Norwegian stage and film actor. Life and career Jansen was born in Bergen on 14 December 1941. He made his stage debut at Det Norske Teatret in 1966. He later had assignments at Oslo ...

as Harald * Trine Wiggen as Vibeke * Håvard Bakke as Bård * Nicholas Hope as Warren Donaldson

Reception

The film was reviewed with a " die throw" of 4 in '' VG'', ''

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'', which gave no "die throw," called the main character "dime-a-dozen" and the plot somewhat cliché."Frekke tønner", ''Dagens Næringsliv'' 27 September 2007

References

External links

* 2007 films 2000s Norwegian-language films Norwegian detective films Films set in Bergen Films shot in Bergen {{2000s-Norway-film-stub