Midsommar (2019)

A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

Director:

Ari Aster

Writer:

Ari Aster

Stars:

Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Florence Pugh	...	Dani
Jack Reynor	...	Christian
Vilhelm Blomgren	...	Pelle
William Jackson Harper	...	Josh
Will Poulter	...	Mark
Ellora Torchia	...	Connie
Archie Madekwe	...	Simon
Henrik Norlén	...	Ulf
Gunnel Fred	...	Siv
Isabelle Grill	...	Maja
Agnes Westerlund Rase	...	Dagny (as Agnes Rase)
Julia Ragnarsson	...	Inga
Mats Blomgren	...	Odd
Lars Väringer	...	Stev
Anna Åström	...	Karin

Storyline

Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor) are a young American couple with a relationship on the brink of falling apart. But after a family tragedy keeps them together, a grieving Dani invites herself to join Christian and his friends on a trip to a once-in-a-lifetime midsummer festival in a remote Swedish village. What begins as a carefree summer holiday in a land of eternal sunlight takes a sinister turn when the insular villagers invite their guests to partake in festivities that render the pastoral paradise increasingly unnerving and viscerally disturbing.

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Plot Keywords:

female frontal nudity | sex scene | male frontal nudity | summer | sweden | 

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Taglines:

Let the festivities begin

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing ritualistic violence and grisly images, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA Sweden

Language:

English Swedish

Release Date:

3 July 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Midsommar

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,338,935, 7 July 2019

Gross USA:

$25,831,472

Company Credits

Production Co:

B-Reel Films, Square Peg

Technical Specs

Runtime:

147 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 7.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

William Jackson Harper is the only American actor in the film. Jack Reynor, although born in Colorado, is Irish, Florence Pugh is English, and Will Poulter is English. All other supporting actors are either Swedish, British, or Hungarian.

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Goofs

Dani misspells the word "something" as "somehting" in her last direct message to her sister.

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Quotes

Simon: So we just going to ignore the bear then?

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Connections

Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Midsommar (2019)

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Soundtracks

I.O.U
Performed by Freeez
Written by John Robie and Arthur Baker
Courtesy of Beggars Banquet
By arrangement with Beggars Group Media Limited

User Reviews

Meh

Gorgeous visuals, creative cinematography and solid performances but the movie feels long winded and disconnected. The characters are underdeveloped and the plot is a little all over the place. The movie does however manage to be intentionally funny at times but not scary or very disturbing.