Insomnia

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 up his bungle. 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 Skjoldbjεrg. The screenplay was written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Skjoldbj?rg, and the soundtrack by Geir Jenssen (alias Biosphere).