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Insomnia

Cast

Stellan Skarsgård, Maria Mathiesen, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand View All


Crew

Erik Skjoldbjærg (Screenplay), Erik Skjoldbjærg (Director), Nikolaj Frobenius (Screenplay) View All

Release: Mar. 14th, 1997
Runtime: 1 hour, 36 minutes
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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donniedarko
Everything happens in broad daylight, and even in the final scene where everything goes dark except for Detective Engstrom eyes- the "light" in the scene is the only chilling part about it.


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