Later remade by Christopher Nolan, 'Insomnia' is a Norwegian thriller about a detective investigating the murder of a high school girl in the far north, during the time of year that it is daylight 24/7. Stellan Skarsgard is the detective, a troubled loner, the constant light keeps him awake, growing more unhinged and increasingly creepy the longer this goes on. It's been a long time since I last saw the American version, which is set in Alsaka, the stories are for the most part really similar, though notably they have different endings. Fairly basic as a mystery, good as a mode piece and great as a character study. There's a reason this got enough attention to prompt an American remake. ****
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