Bitter Flowers is 2007 Norwegian

Cinema of Norway

Norway has had a notable cinema industry for some time. In the early 21st century a few Norwegian film directors have had the opportunity to go to Hollywood to direct various independent films.-1940s:*Tante Pose *Bastard *Tørres Snørtevold...

 crime thriller directed by Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen

Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen

Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen is a Pakistani Norwegian movie director.Rolfsen belongs to the new generation of Norwegian directors who have influenced Norwegian film the last few years. His debut as feature film director came with the action film Izzat in 2005. Rolfsen has earlier made a number of...

. It is the first in a series of six films about the private detective Varg Veum

Varg Veum

Varg Veum is a series of crime novels written by Gunnar Staalesen, about the private detective Varg Veum, who lives in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway...

, based on the books by Gunnar Staalesen

Gunnar Staalesen

Gunnar Staalesen is a Norwegian writer. Staalesen has a Cand philol. degree from Universitetet i Bergen and he has worked at Den Nationale Scene, the main theater in Bergen....

. The film stars Trond Espen Seim

Trond Espen Seim

Trond Espen Seim is a Norwegian actor.He has played private detective Varg Veum in a series of films based on the eponymous series of novels by Gunnar Staalesen...

 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
  Trond Espen Seim
  Trond Espen Seim is a Norwegian actor.He has played private detective Varg Veum in a series of films based on the eponymous series of novels by Gunnar Staalesen...
  
   as Varg Veum
  Varg Veum
  Varg Veum is a series of crime novels written by Gunnar Staalesen, about the private detective Varg Veum, who lives in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway...
  
  
• Kathrine Fagerland as Anna Keilhaug
• Bjørn Floberg
  Bjørn Floberg
  Bjørn Floberg is a Norwegian actor of film, television, and theatre. He is particularly noted for playing unsympathetic authority figures, but he has also had success playing other types of roles.- Theatre :...
  
   as Hamre
• Endre Hellestveit
  Endre Hellestveit
  Endre Hellestveit is a Norwegian actor. He plays Isachsen in the Varg Veum series of crime films.-References:...
  
  as Isachsen
• Anders Dale as Odin
• Øyvind Gran as Trygve
• Ove Andreassen as Monrad
• Per Jansen as Harald
• Trine Wiggen as Vibeke
• Håvard Bakke as Bård