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Midsommar
Midsommar is a 2019 folk horror film written and directed by Ari Aster. The film stars Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor as a dysfunctional American couple who travel to rural Sweden with a group of friends for a midsummer festival, but find themselves in the clutches of a sinister cult claiming to practice Scandinavian paganism. Supporting actors include William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Ellora Torchia, Archie Madekwe, and Will Poulter.
Plot
American student Dani is left deeply traumatized after her bipolar sister Terri kills herself and their parents. The incident further strains Dani's relationship with her increasingly distant boyfriend, a fellow student named Christian. She later learns that Christian and his friends Mark and Josh have been invited by their Swedish friend Pelle to attend a midsummer festival at his ancestral commune, the Hårga, in the rural Hälsingland area of Sweden. The festival occurs only once every 90 years; Josh, who is writing his thesis on European midsummer festivities, regards it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Christian had not discussed the trip with Dani as he intended to break up with her before her family tragedy happened, but he reluctantly invites her along after an argument.
More details
| author | Ari Aster |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Hårga Sweden |
| director | Ari Aster |
| editor | Lucian Johnston |
| genre | horror |
| keywords | ättestupa bad trip bipolar bipolar disorder blood eagle brown bear burned alive dead family disturb drug family tragedy hälsingland human sacrifice incest jump mallet mat may queen maypole midsummer murder new family orphan panic attack paralyze psilocybin mushroom psychedelic mushrooms rock sacred tree severed leg train station traumatize urinate write |
| musicBy | The Haxan Cloak |
| producer | Lars Knudsen Patrik Andersson |
| productionCompany | A24 B-Reel Films Square Peg |
| publisher | A24 Nordisk Film |
| theme | dance independent psychedelic rape |