Varg Veum - Bitter Flowers
★ 5.9 · 2007 · 90m · Crime · Drama · Thriller
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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