Insomnia
No peace for the wicked
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3/14/1997Runtime
96 minsOverview
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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NorwegianBudget
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$227,569Homepage
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A psychological unraveling set under the relentless midnight sun: a detective's accidental killing of his partner spirals into moral decay as exhaustion and guilt erode his grasp on reality. It's a suffocating noir where the landscape becomes inescapable and the hunter becomes the hunted.
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Stellan Skarsgård
Jonas Engström
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Eric Vik
Bjørn Floberg
Jon Holt
Maria Mathiesen
Tanja Lorentzen
Gisken Armand
Hilde Hagen
Kristian Figenschow
Arne Zakariassen
Thor Michael Aamodt
Tom Engen
Frode Rasmussen
Chief of Police
Bjørn Moan
Eilert
Maria Bonnevie
Ane
Marianne O. Ulrichsen
Frøya
Guri Johnson
Mia Nikolaisen (uncredited)
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