Insomnia

"No peace for the wicked"

May 29 1998 Not Rated 1h 36m
Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle, a Swedish murder investigator is brought in to find an elusive killer. But when the officer accidentally kills his own partner and covers it up, a double sided game of cat-and-mouse ensues.

Written by

Nikolaj Frobenius, Erik Skjoldbjærg

Directed by

Erik Skjoldbjærg

Cast

Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Maria Mathiesen

Crew

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Production Countries

Norway

Production Companies

Norsk Filminstitutt, Nordic Screen Production AS, Norsk Film

Languages

svenska, Norsk

Awards

4 nominations total

Trailers
Insomnia (1997) trailer
Insomnia (1997) ORIGINAL TRAILER
Scores
# of Votes
17,142
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA