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Insomnia is a american film of genre Drama directed by Christopher Nolan released in USA on 24 may 2002 with Al Pacino
Insomnia (2002)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 may 2002
Length 1h58
Directed by Christopher Nolan
OriginUSA
Themes Assassinat
Rating71%
Insomnia is a 2002 American crime psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan, and starring Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. It tells the story of two Los Angeles homicide detectives investigating a murder in an Alaskan town. A remake of the 1997 Norwegian film of the same name, Insomnia was released on May 24, 2002, to critical acclaim and commercial success, grossing $113 million worldwide. To date, this is the only film that Nolan has directed without receiving at least a share of one of the writing credits, even though he wrote the final draft of the script.
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In the small fishing town of Nightmute, Alaska, 17-year-old Kay Connell (Crystal Lowe) is found murdered. LAPD detectives Will Dormer (Al Pacino) and Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan) are sent to assist the local police with their investigation, at the request of police chief Nyback (Paul Dooley), an old colleague of Will's. Also, an intense Internal Affairs investigation in Los Angeles is about to put Dormer under the microscope. Eckhart reveals that Internal Affairs has offered him an immunity deal in exchange for his testimony regarding one of Dormer's past cases. Eckhart says that he has no choice but to accept the deal, to Dormer's frustration.Actors
Al Pacino
(Will Dormer)
Robin Williams
(Walter Finch)
Hilary Swank
(Ellie Burr)
Maura Lynn Tierney
(Rachel Clement)
Martin Donovan
(Hap Eckhart)
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