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Insomnia

1997 · 96 min

A clammy, sunlit descent into a guilty man's fraying mind, where the endless daylight feels like a slow suffocation.

Directed by: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg

Tagline: No peace for the wicked
Overview: 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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Directed by: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Genres: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
deception
obsession
isolation
morality
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Realism	8
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