Blackout

Year: 1986

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: Norwegian

Director: Erik Gustavson

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Corpses speak the clearest truth, and private investigator Werner gets a cryptic case. The affluent and striking Stella Hvidsteen arrives at his rundown office, pleading for help locating her missing sister Evy, a red‑haired woman who vanished without a trace. Werner takes the case, beginning an investigation into Evy's disappearance.

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