From
acclaimed director Christopher Nolan comes the story of Will Dormer (Al
Pacino), a veteran LAPD detective who travels to a small Alaskan town
with his partner Hap (Martin Donovan) to investigate the disturbing
murder of a seventeen year-old girl.
Under the glare of the region's perpetual daylight, Dormer and Hap
close in on the primary suspect, reclusive novelist Walter Finch (Robin
Williams). During a tense stakeout on a rocky, fog-shrouded beach,
Finch slips into the mist and out of Dormer's grasp. As he makes his
escape, shots ring out…and Hap is killed.
As he struggles to cope with his sense of responsibility and remorse
over his partner's death, Dormer is forced into a psychological game of
cat-and-mouse by the brilliantly malevolent Finch. The stakes escalate
as Dormer contends with an unproven but perceptive local cop (Hilary
Swank) and becomes increasingly entangled in Finch's web of
manipulation.
Unable to find respite from the relentless Midnight Sun or his own
distorted judgment, the dangerously sleep-deprived detective finds his
stability gravely threatened.
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