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FilmMovie ReviewsMidsommar — 2019

Midsommar

2019

2h 28m

Drama/Horror/Mystery

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Cast

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)Julia Ragnarsson (Inga)Mats Blomgren (Odd)Lars Väringer (Sten)Anna Åström (Karin)Hampus Hallberg (Ingemar)Liv Mjönes (Ulla)Louise Peterhoff (Hanna)

Director

Ari Aster

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Synopsis

A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish 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.

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