Insomnia

Erik Skjoldbjærg

 
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  • Norway
  • 1997
  • 97 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.85:1
  • Norwegian
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  • Spine #47

SYNOPSIS: Disgraced Swedish detective Jonas Engström (Stellan Skarsgård) travels to northern Norway to solve a brutal murder in Insomnia. Unable to sleep through the night of the midnight sun, Engström quickly loses his grip on the case and his mind. Erik Skjoldbjærg’s debut feature is a deft amalgam of psychological thriller, morality play, and police procedural.

Cast & CreditsOpen

Cast

Jonas EngströmStellan Skarsgård
Erik VikSverre Anker Ousdal
John HoltBjørn Floberg
Hilde HagenGisken Armand
AneMaria Bonnevie
Arne ZakariassenKristian Fr. Figenschow
Tom EngenThor Michael Aamodt
EilertBjørn Moan
Frøya SelmerMarianne O. Ulrichsen
Chief of PoliceFrode Rasmussen

Credits

DirectorErik Skjoldbjærg
ProducerPetter J. Borgli, Tomas Backström and Tom Remlov
ScreenplayNikolaj Frobenius and Erik Skjoldbjærg
CinematographyErling Thurmann-Andersen
MusicGeir Jenssen
EditingHåkon Øverås
Production designEli Bø

Disc Features

  • New widescreen digital transfer enhanced for widescreen televisions
  • New and improved English subtitles
  • Norwegian trailer and TV spot, both with optional English subtitles
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

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By Peter CowieDecember 31, 2000

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