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Where was Insomnia filmed?

2002 film, directed by Christopher Nolan.

  • Vancouver

The story is set in Alaska, about 1,422 miles (2,289 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Alaska
Filmed in
Vancouver
Distance
About 1,422 miles (2,289 km) between Alaska and the nearest filming location.
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About Insomnia

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Released
2002
Director
Christopher Nolan
Cast
Al PacinoRobin WilliamsHilary SwankMaura TierneyMartin DonovanNicky KattJonathan JacksonPaul DooleyKatharine IsabelleLarry Holden
Genre
CrimeNeo-noirThrillerDramaMystery
Based on
Insomnia

In Nightmute, Alaska, teenager Kay Connell is found beaten to death, her body scrubbed of forensic evidence and dumped naked in a landfill.

Kay's backpack is discovered at a shack near the coast and Dormer uses it to set a trap, but this backfires and the suspect flees into a heavy fog, shooting an officer in the leg.

That night, Dormer fires the .38 into an animal carcass, then retrieves and cleans the bullet.

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