The sun never sets in Troms, the town Jonas has been sent to.
Skjoldbrg makes up for this visual absence by allowing darkness to exist within his main character.
He even plants a weapon under Eilert’s bed after watching him and Frya have sex.
Image by Nimesh Niyomal
Try as he might, he can’t escape his guilt, which leads to more sleepless nights.
From ‘The Ring’ to ‘The Departed,’ and many more.
Surely Jonas isn’t as bad as this guy, but is he really?
Detective Jonas Engström is dispatched to a remote Norwegian town to solve the brutal murder of a young girl. Battling constant daylight and worsening insomnia, Engström makes a critical error that results in the accidental death of his partner. As he navigates the complexities of the murder investigation, his guilt and sleep deprivation cause his judgment to falter, pushing him into a tense and desperate struggle to maintain control and conceal his mistake.
Are we so different from the criminals on either side of the law we’re delighting in watching?
Detective Jonas Engström is dispatched to a remote Norwegian town to solve the brutal murder of a young girl. Battling constant daylight and worsening insomnia, Engström makes a critical error that results in the accidental death of his partner. As he navigates the complexities of the murder investigation, his guilt and sleep deprivation cause his judgment to falter, pushing him into a tense and desperate struggle to maintain control and conceal his mistake.
