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Insomnia (1997)

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Reviews Counted:31

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Average Rating:7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Swedish detective Jonas Engstrom is working out of the Norwegian city of Oslo after being transferred following an indiscretion with a witness. When he finds himself investigating the murder of a... Swedish detective Jonas Engstrom is working out of the Norwegian city of Oslo after being transferred following an indiscretion with a witness. When he finds himself investigating the murder of a young woman just beyond the Arctic Circle in the gray Norwegian coastal town of Tromso, sunlight, fog, the 24-hour sunlight, and suspicious locals conspire to push Engstrom to the edge of sanity. A lack of sleep, questionable ethics, and a fatal mistake in his investigative procedure cause this lonely outsider to battle himself as much as the locals in his fight to solve the case. [More]

Starring: Stellan Skarsgaard, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Maria Bonnevie, Frode Rasmussen

Starring: Stellan Skarsgaard, Sverre Anker Ousdal, Maria Bonnevie, Frode Rasmussen, Gisken Armand

Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg

Director: Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Screenwriter: Nikolaj Frobenius
Producer: Petter J. Borgli, Tomas Backstrom, Tom Remlov

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Mais cínico que sua refilmagem, o filme cria menos tensão por não levar o espectador a simpatizar com seu protagonista. Em contrapartida, é mais enxuto, disciplinado e conduz sua trama com mais segurança.

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A cold and stark amoral thriller.

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Superior thriller that was improved upon when remade in English.

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In Insomnia the murderer and his investigator possess a human capacity for mischaracterizing traits; this is a realistic scenario in which temptation houses a narrow threshold.

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