Midsommer
6.2 /10 1 Votes
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery Duration Running time 1h 36m | 6/10 IMDb Writer Rasmus Heisterberg Director Carsten Myllerup Music director Soren Hyldgaard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Initial release February 7, 2003 (Denmark) Initial DVD release November 14, 2003 (Germany) Cast Kristian Leth (Christian), (Trine), (Mark), Nicolai Jandorf Klok (Jannick), Julie R. Ølgaard (Anja), Lykke Sand Michelsen (Sofie)Similar movies The Keeper of Lost Causes , Wolf Hour , Sinan's Wedding , Stolen Spring , Mifune's Last Song , Vilddyr Tagline Everyone has a past. Some have a future. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midsommer (English: Midsummer) is a 2003 Danish-Swedish 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 2008 with the title Solstice.
Contents
- Midsommer trailer
- Cast
- Reception
- Awards and nominations
- Similar Movies
- Midsommer 2003 hd trailer
- References
Midsommer trailer
Cast
Reception
The film received generally positive reviews by the Danish press. The Berlingske Tidende awarded it 4 out of 6 stars, praising the films lighting, acting and effectiveness at providing surprising moments of fright, but criticized the rushed and confused quality of the film's latter half. The Politiken appreciated the filmmaker's success in elevating the film beyond the typical teen horror flick but found the abundance of mysterious happenings to be over-the-top.
Awards and nominations
A song from the soundtrack, "Transparent and Glasslike" by Carpark North, won the award for Best Song at Denmark's 21st Robert Awards. The film also received both the Older Jury Award and Audience Award at the Leeds International Film Festival.
Similar Movies
Timetrip: The Curse of the Viking Witch (2009). Laura Christensen and Julie R Olgaard appear in Midsummer and Life Hits. Inga (1968). Tuva Novotny appears in Midsummer and Truth About Men. Tuva Novotny and Laura Christensen appear in Midsummer and The Candidate.
Midsommer 2003 hd trailer
References
Midsommer WikipediaMidsommer IMDb Midsommer themoviedb.org