# Insomnia (1997)

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**Runtime**: 96 min
**Genres**: Thriller, Crime, Mystery
**Directed by**: Erik Skjoldbjærg
**Written by**: Nikolaj Frobenius, Erik Skjoldbjærg
**Starring**: Stellan Skarsgård, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Bjørn Floberg, Maria Mathiesen, Gisken Armand, Kristian Figenschow

> *No peace for the wicked*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Northern Norway midnight sun beats down on a handgun 
Detectives hunt a killer in the endless daylight 
A noir thriller from 90s Nordic cinema.

**Mood tags**: paranoid, raw

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