Midsommer

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Midsommer
Midsommer 2003 poster.jpg
English Midsummer
Directed byCarsten Myllerup
Written byRasmus Heisterberg
Produced by
  • Tomas Hostrup-Larsen
  • Rasmus Thorsen
Starring
Edited byMogens Hagedorn Christiansen
Music bySøren Hyldgaard
Production
company
Cosmo Film
Release date
  • 7 February 2003 (2003-02-07)(Denmark)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesDenmark
Sweden
LanguageDanish

Midsommer (English: Midsummer) is a 2003 psychological horror film directed by Carsten Myllerup and written by Rasmus Heisterberg. [1] [2] 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. [3] The American version was reset to a Louisiana bayou and released in 2007 with the title Solstice . [4]

Contents

Plot

Cast

Reception

The film received generally positive reviews from the Danish press. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]

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. [8] [9] The film also received both the Older Jury Award and Audience Award at the Leeds International Film Festival. [2]

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