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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%. Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 96% of the 943 1990s thriller movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 23 points higher than audiences do.
335 audience votes
Key crew
- Erik SkjoldbjærgDirector
- Geir JenssenOriginal Music Composer
- Nikolaj FrobeniusWriter
- Erik SkjoldbjærgWriter
Cast
- Stellan SkarsgårdJonas Engström
- Sverre Anker OusdalErik Vik
- Bjørn FlobergJon Holt
- Maria MathiesenTanja Lorentzen
- Gisken ArmandHilde Hagen
- Kristian FigenschowArne Zakariassen
- Thor Michael AamodtTom Engen
- Frode RasmussenChief of Police
- Bjørn MoanEilert
- Maria BonnevieAne
- Marianne O. UlrichsenFrøya
- Guri JohnsonMia Nikolaisen (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
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