Insomnia (1997 film)

Insomnia
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Erik Skjoldbjærg
Written by	Erik Skjoldbjærg Nikolaj Frobenius
Produced by	Tomas Backstrom Petter Borgli Tom Remlov
Starring	Stellan Skarsgård Sverre Anker Ousdal Bjørn Floberg Gisken Armand Maria Bonnevie
Cinematography	Erling Thurmann-Andersen
Edited by	Hakon Overas
Music by	Geir Jenssen
Release date	14 March 1997 (1997-03-14)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Norway
Languages	Norwegian Swedish

Insomnia is a 1997 Norwegian thriller film about 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 guilt, represented by the relentless glare of the midnight sun. Insomnia was the film debut of director Erik Skjoldbjærg. The screenplay was written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Skjoldbjærg, and the soundtrack by Geir Jenssen.

The film inspired the 2002 American remake Insomnia.