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Insomnia

Insomnia

No peace for the wicked

19977.01h 36m

Overview

Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.

Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
Written by Nikolaj Frobenius, Erik Skjoldbjærg
Produced by Petter J. Borgli, Tomas Backström, Tom Remlov
Box Office0Revenue: $228K

Top Cast

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Jonas Engström

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Sverre Anker Ousdal

Erik Vik

Bjørn Floberg

Bjørn Floberg

Jon Holt

M

Maria Mathiesen

Tanja Lorentzen

Gisken Armand

Gisken Armand

Hilde Hagen

Kristian Figenschow

Kristian Figenschow

Arne Zakariassen

Thor Michael Aamodt

Thor Michael Aamodt

Tom Engen

Frode Rasmussen

Frode Rasmussen

Chief of Police

Bjørn Moan

Bjørn Moan

Eilert

Maria Bonnevie

Maria Bonnevie

Ane

Themes & Keywords

detectiveinvestigationfoghallucinationinsomniacover-uprural areashootoutdeathrevolvernordic noirneo-noirmidnight sunplanted evidenceremadecrime writercorrupt cop

About Insomnia

Insomnia is a thriller, crime, mystery film released in 1997 exploring themes of detective, investigation, fog, hallucination, insomnia, cover-up. Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, it stars Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg. Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.

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