Insomnia (1997 film)

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Insomnia (1997 film) is a Norwegian psychological thriller directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg about a detective investigating a murder in the Arctic summer, later remade as the 2002 American film of the same name.

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Insomnia (1997 Norwegian film) 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norwegian film
film
psychological thriller film
basedOn original screenplay
countryOfOrigin Norway
director Erik Skjoldbjærg
directorNationality Norwegian
filmFormat feature film
genre crime film
psychological thriller
hasOriginalLanguageTitle Insomnia
hasRemake Insomnia (2002 film)
inspiredRemakeCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
language Norwegian
mainCharacterOccupation detective
narrativeElement perpetual daylight
narrativeTheme guilt
moral ambiguity
psychological deterioration
notableFor being remade as a Hollywood film directed by Christopher Nolan
depiction of insomnia caused by constant daylight
partOfFilmGenreMovement Nordic noir
plotSummary A detective investigates the murder of a teenage girl in the Arctic summer and struggles with guilt and insomnia.
productionCountry Norway
releaseYear 1997
remadeAs Insomnia (2002 film)
screenwriter Erik Skjoldbjærg
settingFeature Arctic summer
settingLocation Northern Norway
title Insomnia

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Insomnia basedOn Insomnia (1997 film)
subject surface form: Insomnia (2002 film)
Hillary Seitz adaptedFrom Insomnia (1997 film)
this entity surface form: Insomnia (1997 Norwegian film)