Insomnia
“No peace for the wicked”
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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Cast
12 people
Stellan Skarsgård
Jonas Engström
Known for
Chernobyl
Andor
Sverre Anker Ousdal
Erik Vik
Known for
Kitchen Stories
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Bjørn Floberg
Jon Holt
Known for
Dark Woods
The Burning Sea
Maria Mathiesen
Tanja Lorentzen
No other roles listed
Gisken Armand
Hilde Hagen
Known for
The Ash Lad: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Kristian Figenschow
Arne Zakariassen
Also in
Hellfjord
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
Thor Michael Aamodt
Tom Engen
Also in
Venner og fiender
Trigger
Frode Rasmussen
Chief of Police
Also in
Nattseilere
Varg Veum - Yours Until Death
Bjørn Moan
Eilert
Known for
In Order of Disappearance
Escape
Maria Bonnevie
Ane
Known for
Another Round
Becoming Astrid
Marianne O. Ulrichsen
Frøya
Also in
Spor
Guri Johnson
Mia Nikolaisen (uncredited)
Also in
The Black Lapp
Piratene
Erik Skjoldbjærg Director · Nikolaj Frobenius Writer Geir Jenssen Composer
Worldwide gross $228K · United States release May 29, 1998 · Produced in Norway
Box office
Worldwide gross
$227,569
Production
Norsk Film
Production
Nordic Screen Production AS
Production
Norsk Filminstitutt
Production
Norway
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
Norwegian · Swedish
Release dates
Norway · March 14, 1997
Theatrical
United States · May 29, 1998
Theatrical
Argentina
November 16, 1997 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Canada
September 7, 1997 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Finland
July 17, 2016 · TV
France
May 12, 1997 · Premiere · Cannes Critics' Week
March 23, 1999 · TV · Canal +
January 10, 2002 · TV · French · ARTE
October 17, 2002 · Physical · Norwegian
Germany
November 16, 1997 · Physical
Netherlands
October 31, 2006 · Physical · DVD
August 14, 2010 · TV · Nederland 2
Sweden
February 1, 1998 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
December 17, 1999 · TV
United Kingdom
November 13, 1998 · Theatrical
March 3, 2003 · Physical · DVD
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