In a Norwegian city with a 24-hour daylight cycle a Swedish murder investigator has been brought in on a special case. Sleep deprived, he makes a horrible mistake which is discovered by the killer he has been hunting.
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Maria Mathiesen | ... | Tanja Lorentzen |
| Stellan Skarsgård | ... | Jonas Engström | |
| Sverre Anker Ousdal | ... | Erik Vik | |
| Gisken Armand | ... | Hilde Hagen | |
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Kristian Figenschow | ... | Arne Zakariassen (as Kristian Fr. Figenschow) |
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Thor Michael Aamodt | ... | Tom Engen |
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Frode Rasmussen | ... | Chief of Police |
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Bjørn Moan | ... | Eilert |
| Maria Bonnevie | ... | Ane | |
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Marianne O. Ulrichsen | ... | Frøya |
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Bjørn Floberg | ... | Jon Holt |
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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 Daniel Jos. Leary
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Den som synder, sover ikke. [He who sins, does not sleep.]Parents Guide:
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29 May 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$20,366, 31 May 1998Gross USA:
$227,569Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Music by Stephen Loveday/Darren Loveday
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Engström was originally written as a Norwegian. His nationality was changed to Swedish to reflect Stellan Skarsgård's country of origin. See more »Goofs
When Jonas takes Frøya to the dump to see where Tanja was found, the site is so very tidy. No flies, the bones are not oxidized nor discolored, and everything looks staged. Dumps usually have a nasty smell and the actors do not seem to notice much of an odor. See more »Soundtracks
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Brilliant, moody, a bit creepy. A noirish thriller. Stellan Skarsgard gives a wonderfully subtle performance in the lead role of a Swedish police detective suffering from sleep deprivation while on assignment in Norway. Stylistically the director and cinematographer effectively recreate the alienated and somewhat hallucinatory feeling of being sleep deprived and in a foreign country. There's more to the story of course, but to reveal those details would spoil the surprises. Be warned, if you like your movie heroes uncomplicated then stay away from "Insomnia".