Insomnia
1997 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 16,161 VOTES · DIR. Erik Skjoldbjærg
Overview
Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.
Dialogue Timeline — 630 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:13 This is the captain speaking.
00:05:59 -How did you get here before us? -Vacation... l have family here.
00:08:46 When did you last see her... Eilert?
00:10:37 You weren't enough, Eilert.
00:12:38 Your luggage arrived before you.
00:15:23 What did she want?
00:18:01 Oh, yes. There's nothing else to do around here.
00:23:46 When he saw me, he turned abruptly and ran back.
00:26:26 Damn sad.
00:30:33 His arrogance will lead him to make a mistake.
00:35:18 Then one morning we woke up, and there's a couple...
00:38:47 Your colleague was here looking for you.
00:40:59 -Will you come for a ride? -A ride with you?
00:44:56 Where did they meet?
00:49:59 if he remembers her.
00:56:12 -No, l don't think so. -Don't pretend.
00:59:03 Enticed her out to a deserted place. Beat her to death.
01:03:09 That's not good enough. We have to cooperate.
01:05:20 She didn't want to talk about them.
01:10:26 The reception mixed up the bookings.
01:13:52 You're not quite sane. You don't even sleep at night.
01:17:32 Nice to see you again. We were worried about you.
01:22:14 Get some sleep. You look tired.
01:30:53 Engstrom... Am l disturbing you?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed630
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:02:13
Final line01:30:53
Production Record
DirectorErik Skjoldbjærg
LanguageNorwegian
Revenue$227,569
IMDb votes16,161