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Insomnia
Sign in to save1997 film directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
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7.0Detectives 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.
Released: 1997-03-1496 minDir: Erik SkjoldbjærgThriller, Crime, MysteryBox office: $227,569
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
Themes
- detective
- investigation
- fog
- hallucination
- insomnia
- cover-up
- rural area
- shootout
- death
- revolver
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
16,990 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
- Year
- 1997
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 657472
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- publication date
- 1997-01-01
- title
- Insomnia
- review score
- 7.8/10
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Categories
1990s Norwegian-language films1990s Swedish-language films1997 films1997 multilingual films1997 Norwegian films1997 psychological thriller filmsFilms about insomniaFilms directed by Erik SkjoldbjærgFilms set in NorwayFilms set in the ArcticNeo-noirNorwegian multilingual filmsNorwegian thriller filmsPolice detective filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date