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Cinematic background from Insomnia 1997 - 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.

Insomnia

1997

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Directors:

Erik Skjoldbjærg

Writers:

Erik Skjoldbjærg, Nikolaj Frobenius

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Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man wearing a surgical mask and a green hat; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man and a woman standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man and a woman face to face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man's face in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – An old man laying on the ground with blood on his face; Close Up shot, Overhead angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man sitting on top of a rock next to another man; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – Two men standing next to each other near a body of water; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person looking down; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person in a room near a curtain; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – An older man wearing a brown jacket and purple shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A woman in a jacket and a red shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A woman sitting in a chair next to another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of a chalkboard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man wearing a green surgical cap and a green gown; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – Two women and a man are talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

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Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man in a suit standing next to another man in a uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A group of people standing on top of a grass covered hill; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in front of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person looking out a window; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man standing in the middle of a cliff looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man standing in a room with a chair and a table; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person standing in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person sitting down with his head tilted down; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man's face in front of a brick wall; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man holding a camera in the fog with mountains in the background; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man in a suit and tie next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person standing in a field with a mountain in the background; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – Two men are looking at one another in a window; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man and a woman's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a shirt and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man wearing a green surgical gown and a green surgical cap; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man standing in front of a computer in a room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – Two men standing next to each other in front of a body of water; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a jacket on the side of the road; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A woman with blonde hair looking to the side; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man and a woman sitting in front of each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – An older man with a white beard and blue eyes looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man standing next to a tree stump; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man wearing a suit and tie standing in the snow; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man in a suit and tie looking down; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man and a woman kissing each other in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A woman is holding a pair of scissors in front of a picture of a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man is helping another man with his jacket; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man standing in front of a green building; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – Two people sitting at a table in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person with his eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man wearing a suit and tie in a hallway; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – Two men are facing each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – Two men standing next to each other on a field; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man standing in front of some rocks; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man sitting at a table in front of a wooden structure; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man standing in front of a car in a parking lot; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – A man and a woman kissing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – An older man and a younger woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Insomnia” (1997), directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg – Two men standing next to each other in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle