Midsommar
dir. Ari Aster · 2019
The experience of being alive often involves confronting the darkness within ourselves and the relationships we hold dear.
"Midsommar" invites viewers into a sun-drenched nightmare where grief and cultural dislocation intertwine, revealing the dark undercurrents of human relationships amidst a seemingly idyllic setting. This unsettling journey through a vibrant yet horrifying festival will leave you questioning the very nature of love and belonging.
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, Christian invites a grieving Dani to join him 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 the North European 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.
