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Insomnia Summary United Kingdom Released, Pal/region 0 Dvd: It Will Not Play On Standard Us Dvd Player. You Need Multi-region Pal/ntsc Dvd Player To View It In Usa/canada: Languages: Norwegian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), Widescreen, Special Features: Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s), Synopsis: Norwegian Filmmaker Erik Skjoldbjжrg Makes His Directorial Debut With The Psychological Police Drama Insomnia. Swedish Homicide Detective Jonas Engstrцm (stellan Skarsgеrd) And His Partner, Erik Vik (sverre Anker Ousdal), Arrive In A Small Northern Norwegian Town To Help The Local Police Investigate The Murder Of A Teenage Girl. When Jonas Finds The Girl's Backpack, He Sets A Trap For The Killer Near A Remote Shed. While Waiting To Make An Ambush In The Morning Fog, Jonas Accidentally Shoots Erik. He Knows It Was Only An Accident, But He Decides To Keep It A Secret Because He Could Lose His Job. Jonas Chooses To Carry On With His Investigation While Trying To Cover Up The Evidence Of Erik's Death. Meanwhile, He's Unable To Get Any Sleep Due To The Constant Sunlight Of The Norwegian Summer And His Increasingly Guilty Conscience. His Only Help Comes From Highly Intuitive Local Police Officer Ane (maria Bonnevie), Who Begins To Form Her Own Doubts About Jonas. As He Continues To Lose His Grip On The Case At Hand, He Becomes Dangerously Close To The Suspects, Jon Holt (bjшrn Floberg) And Frшya (marianne O. Ulrichsen).
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This 1997 film from Norway and neophyte director Erik Skjoldbjærg delivers the goods with unsettling effectiveness. It's an intense, smart, and taut thriller if only because what it eerily implies is creepier than the film's reality. Opening with a churning, chilling murder of a young woman, Insomnia invites the viewer--as well as its protagonist, celebrated Oslo homicide cop Jonas Engström (Stellan Skarsgård)--into the mind and thoughts of a killer by making Engström fatally flawed himself. While in pursuit of the murderer, Engström makes a mistake; he accidentally shoots his partner and friend and covers up his deed in a panic. But he overlooks a minor detail: the real killer has seen him commit the crime. What ensues is a layered, complex, and unnerving descent into chaos, brought on by the inability to sleep in this land of the midnight sun. Engström suffers from insomnia, which warps his logic and resolve, and before long he's totally unraveled and unsure of his every move. But not before a twisty transference and countertransference occurs between cop and killer. The two play a game of high-stakes one-upmanship that surprises in the end. Insomnia is fresh and psychologically bent, full of Scandinavian despair and dark humor, and it boasts a film noir pulse beneath its blinding light. --Paula Nechak

Techincal Details Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Gisken Armand, Kristian Figenschow
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
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Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 96 mins
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Region Code: 0
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Language & Subtitles Norwegian (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Norwegian (Original Language),