Movie
1997
Insomnia is a 1997 Norwegian neo-noir thriller film directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg, who co-wrote it with Nikolaj Frobenius. The film follows a police detective investigating a murder in a town located above the Arctic Circle. The investigation goes horribly wrong when he mistakenly shoots his partner and subsequently attempts to cover it up. The title of the film refers to his inability to sleep, the result of his…
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Norwegian cinema has often lived in the shadow of its Scandinavian neighbours from Sweden and Denmark. However, in the 1990s, a notable Norwegian film emerged in the form of *Insomnia*, a prime example of Nordic noir, a genre that would be popularised by Danish and Swedish film and television. That film is *Insomnia*, 1997 thriller directed by Erik Skjoldbjaerg. The protagonist, played by Stellan Skarsgård, is Jonas…More
