
Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty
Directed by Erik Richter Strand
Produced by Miso Film, FilmFondet Fuzz
A grim Nordic noir detective thriller that excavates the exploitation and emotional damage beneath a missing-person case, grounded in procedural investigation and moral complexity.
After extricating 17-year-old Lisa Halle from a life of prostitution in Copenhagen, private investigator Varg Veum becomes ensnared in a tangle of parental neglect and bad love when he is hired to locate Lisa's boyfriend, Peter Werner.
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Questions people ask
Is Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
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Like Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Varg Veum - Sleeping Beauty, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































