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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Erik Skjoldbjaerg |
| Stars: |
Stellan Skarsgaard |
| Actors: |
Frode Rasmussen |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Norwegian · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Criterion Collection |
| UPC: |
037429138137 |
| Release Date: |
1997 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 37min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Norwegian |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Criterion Collection, 1hr 37min Release Company: Criterion Collection (July 13, 1999) UPC: 037429138229 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Widescreen, 1hr 37min Release Company: Home Vision (May 25, 1999) UPC: 037429138137 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Nikolaj Frobenius |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/05/1998, p.C10, Kevin Thomas): "...A work of style and irony with a strong sense of mood and atmosphere It's virtually flawless as it builds inexorably to a finish that is as impossible to predict as it is satisfying..." |
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Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard (BREAKING THE WAVES, GOOD WILL HUNTING) gives a compelling performance as Jonas Engstrom, an exiled Swedish city detective working in Norway who travels to the small coastal town of Tromso in order to investigate the murder of a teenage girl. When he makes a fatal mistake in the investigation, however, his own conscience, coupled with the insomnia caused by the 24-hour summer sunlight of northernmost Norway, sets Engstrom on the path to insanity. Director Erik Skjoldbjaerg creates palpable tension in this strong, subtle film. |
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