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Varg Veum - Buried Dogs

Varg Veum - Buried Dogs

20085.61h 30m

Overview

Racial tension is running high in Bergen after a young black asylum seeker dies at the hands of the Police. Shortly afterwards, a right-wing politician is targeted by a gunman at a public rally and his wife is fatally wounded. Another member of the right-wing party, Marit Holm, approaches private investigator Varg Veum, insisting she is being stalked.

Directed by Alexander Eik
Written by Siv Rajendram Eliassen, Gunnar Staalesen
Produced by Peter Bose, Jonas Allen
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Top Cast

Trond Espen Seim

Trond Espen Seim

Varg Veum

Bjørn Floberg

Bjørn Floberg

Jacob Hamre

Endre Hellestveit

Endre Hellestveit

Isachsen

Siv Klynderud

Siv Klynderud

Marit Haug

Kyrre Haugen Sydness

Kyrre Haugen Sydness

Einar Bergene

Kai Remlov

Kai Remlov

Fredriksen

Robert Skjærstad

Robert Skjærstad

Jan A. Sanne

Rebekka Karijord

Rebekka Karijord

Ingvild Steen

Sampda Sharma

Sampda Sharma

Alex

Hallvard Holmen

Hallvard Holmen

Trond Rogn

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based on novel or bookdetectiveprivate investigatornordic noir

About Varg Veum - Buried Dogs

Varg Veum - Buried Dogs is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of based on novel or book, detective, private investigator, nordic noir. Directed by Alexander Eik, it stars Trond Espen Seim, Bjørn Floberg, Endre Hellestveit. Racial tension is running high in Bergen after a young black asylum seeker dies at the hands of the Police. Shortly afterwards, a right-wing politician is targeted by a gunman at a public rally and his wife is fatally wounded. Another member of the right-wing party, Marit Holm, approaches private investigator Varg Veum, insisting she is being stalked.

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