Midsommar is a 2019 folk horror film written and directed by Ari Aster. The movie follows a dysfunctional American couple, Dani and Christian, who travel to rural Sweden with a group of friends for a midsummer festival. However, they find themselves in the clutches of a sinister cult claiming to practice Scandinavian paganism. Supporting actors include William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Ellora Torchia, Archie Madekwe, and Will Poulter.

The film can be split into a few distinct sections. The overture is everything that happens before the title cards appear, in the snowy undefined landscape, when Dani’s family dies and she is plunged into grief. The story is about Dani’s emotional journey, and the film explores themes of empathy, shared emotion, and finding family in the most unexpected places.

The ending of the movie sees Dani finding a new family in the cult, and she joins them in their celebration. The villagers outside begin to mimic the cries of a volunteer who screams in anguish as he burns alive, and Danis face eventually curls into a smile as she joins the villagers in their celebration.

In summary, Midsommar is a horror movie about a group of friends who travel to a midsummer festival in rural Sweden and find themselves in the clutches of a sinister cult. The movie explores themes of empathy, shared emotion, and finding family in the most unexpected places.