Films
In film adaptations, private detective Varg Veum is portrayed by Norwegian actor Trond Espen Seim.
In 2005 the Norwegian film production company SF Norge announced they would produce six films based on the books. The first film, Bitter Flowers Bitre Blomster (Bitter Flowers), opened in cinemas in Norway September 28, 2007. The film was directed by the Norwegian director Ulrik Imtiaz Rolfsen, who was previously known for the 2005 comedy crime film Izzat.
The second and third films, Tornerose (Sleeping Beauty) and Din Til Døden (Yours Until Death), were directed by Erik Richter Strand, a director who had won awards both in Europe and in the United States for his previous films. Both went direct to DVD.
The fourth film Falne Engler (Fallen Angels) was directed by Morten Tyldum, who later became well known after his 2011 film direction of the Jo Nesbø novel Hodejegerne (Headhunters). It received a cinema release.
The fifth and sixth films, Kvinnen i Kjøleskapet (The Woman in the Fridge) and Begravde Hunder (Buried Dogs) respectively, were directed by Alexander Eik and released direct to DVD.
In 2009 it was announced that six more of the Varg Veum novels would be filmed.
The first of these was Skriften på Veggen (The Writing on the Wall), directed by Stefan Faldbakken, a director of commercials.
Svarte Får (Black Sheep) was directed by the television director Stephan Apelgren, best known for directing many of the Swedish detective Kurt Wallander crime films. Apelgren continued directing duties on the next film in the series, Dødens drabanter (Consorts of Death).
The tenth film, I mørket er alle ulver grå (At Night All Wolves Are Grey), saw the return of director Alexander Eik.
The eleventh film, De døde har det godt (The Dead Have It Easy), is the only one not directly based on a Varg Veum novel but rather combined elements from several short stories from the compilation of the same title.
The last film, Kalde hjerter (Cold Hearts), was co-written and directed by lead actor Seim.
The second series films have seen a cinema release in Norway.
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