- Format: PAL
- Language Norwegian
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Arrow Films
- DVD Release Date: 3 Aug 2009
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B002BAMSMU
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 51,501 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Disgraced Swedish detective Jonas Engström (Stellan Skarsgård) travels to northern Norway to solve a brutal murder in Insomnia. Unable to sleep through the night of the midnight sun, Engström quickly loses his grip on the case and his mind. Erik Skjoldbjærg s debut feature is a deft amalgam of psychological thriller, morality play, and police procedural.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Quite liked the Hollywood version of this, more because of the storyline and the scenery than Al Pacino's sleep deprived cop but am going through a scandinavian film phase at the moment so had to give this a try - and I'm so glad I did. I found it a much superior version, gritty, moody, cold, intriguing, and best of all, it didn't have Robin Williams in it as a creepy comedy villain. Felt I had to work a lot harder with this version to understand what was driving the characters and muse over the justification or otherwise for their actions but in doing so, I got much more satisfaction out of it. By contrast, the Hollywood version encourages lazy passive viewing, waiting to be spoonfed your next opinion. Interesting that the scene with the dog is missing from the US version - clearly that would be a step beyond the pale for Al Pacino!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I have seen the remake with Al Pacino as well and I found it already very good. This one however, is even better - in terms of pretty much everything: atmosphere, characters and their behaviors, scenes, etc. The story is also slightly different so it is definitely worth seeing it even for those who have already seen the remake.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is all about Stellan Skarsgard. Great seeing him in the principle role, rather than an English language support part. There's nothing cheap about this crime story, where a Swedish cop on a murder case travels to the top of Norway in the bright nights of summer, and his sense of place and reality become warped through sleep deprivation.
Ruthless.
Ruthless.
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