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Insomnia

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Insomnia (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 30  Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
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 young woman just beyond the Arctic Circle in the gray Norwegian coastal town of Tromso,... [More]
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. [Less]

Genre: Foreign Films

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

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

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 13, 1999

[DVD Details]
  • DVD Features
  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer - RSDL
  • Audio:

    • Dolby Surround - Norwegian/Swedish

    Additional Release Material:

    • Trailers - 1. TV Spots
    • 2. Original Theatrical Trailer

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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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    01/16/03 08:29 AM
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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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