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Varg Veum - Fallen Angels (2008)
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Original name: Varg Veum - Falne engler
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Norway
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jakob Aasen has hired his old friend, private investigator Varg Veum, to spy on his wife Rebecca, whom he suspects of infidelity. Against his better judgement Varg accepts the job, and in an ironic twist he and Rebecca rekindle their former love. Meanwhile a serial killer is targeting members of Jacob's band and their families...
Style:
tense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending
Plot:
investigation, whodunit, murder, homicide detective, twists and turns, private detective, law enforcement, police detective, woman in danger, murder investigation, murder mystery, infidelity, husband wife relationship, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, fallen angel, private investigator, cheating wife, graphic violence, sexual content, loss of daughter, riddles and clues, children, con artists, police officer ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
norway
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Duration: 90 min.
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Country: Norway, Denmark
Duration: 86 min.
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Story:
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.
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Country: Norway
Duration: 87 min.
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Duration: 97 min.
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Country: Norway
Duration: 86 min.
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Duration: 87 min.
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Duration: 97 min.
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