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Midsommer (2003)

Midsommer poster
Directed by
Carsten Myllerup
Genre
drama film, horror film, thriller film
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
16
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of Danish students goes to a Swedish forest to celebrate their graduation. After they encounter a presence linked to a friend who died by suicide, their trip turns dark.

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What happens

Midsommer (English: Midsummer) is a 2003 psychological horror film directed by Carsten Myllerup and written by Rasmus Heisterberg. The story revolves around a group of Danish students who celebrate their graduation in a Swedish forest, when they encounter a supernatural presence seemingly connected to a friend who recently committed suicide. Six months after the film's release in 2003, the film rights were purchased by Bill Block for an American remake. The American version was reset to a Louisiana bayou and released in 2007 with the title Solstice. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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