Insomnia (1997)
- Directed by
- Erik Skjoldbjærg
- Genre
- crime film, neo-noir
- Country
- Norway
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 326 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A police detective travels to a small town in northern Norway to investigate a murder. He accidentally kills his partner during the investigation and tries to hide his mistake while the midnight sun keeps him from sleeping.
tensebleakslow-burnguilt-riddenclaustrophobicunsettlingatmosphericnoirish
What happens
Insomnia is a 1997 Norwegian neo-noir thriller film about a police detective investigating a murder in a town located above the Arctic Circle. The investigation goes horribly wrong when he mistakenly shoots his partner and subsequently attempts to cover it up. The title of the film refers to his inability to sleep, the result of his guilt, represented by the relentless glare of the midnight sun. Insomnia was the film debut of director Erik Skjoldbjærg. The screenplay was written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Skjoldbjærg with a soundtrack by Geir Jenssen. The film inspired the 2002 American remake Insomnia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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