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Insomnia
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.
1997 · Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg · 96 min · Thriller · Crime · Mystery · 16 frames
Tagline
No peace for the wicked
Crew
- Written by: Nikolaj Frobenius, Erik Skjoldbjærg
- Cinematography: Erling Thurmann-Andersen
- Edited by: Håkon Øverås
- Music: Geir Jenssen
- Production design: Eli Bø
- Produced by: Petter J. Borgli, Tomas Backström, Tom Remlov
Cast
- Stellan Skarsgård as Jonas Engström
- Sverre Anker Ousdal as Erik Vik
- Bjørn Floberg as Jon Holt
- Maria Mathiesen as Tanja Lorentzen
- Gisken Armand as Hilde Hagen
- Kristian Figenschow as Arne Zakariassen
- Thor Michael Aamodt as Tom Engen
- Frode Rasmussen as Chief of Police
- Bjørn Moan as Eilert
- Maria Bonnevie as Ane
Production
- Country: Norway
- Language: Norwegian, Swedish
- Studios: Norsk Film, Nordic Screen Production AS, Norsk Filminstitutt
- Box office: $227,569
- Themes: detective, investigation, fog, hallucination, insomnia, cover-up, rural area, shootout, death, revolver
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