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Midsommar (2019)

Midsommar is a 2019 folk horror film written and directed by Ari Aster. A co-production between the United States and Sweden, the film was initially pitched to Aster as a straightforward slasher film set among Swedish cultists. While elements of the original concept remain in the final product, the plot of Aster's film centres on a deteriorating relationship, inspired by a difficult breakup which he himself experienced. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsommar A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult. source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** F: Behold a pagan-psychedelic-folk-psychological-horror masterpiece. Bravo Ari Aster! I absolutely loved the unnerving feeling Midsommar granted me. I even had the beginning of a...

Knocking (2021)

Knocking is a 2021 Swedish thriller film directed by Frida Kempff and written by Emma BrostrΓΆm, based on a short story by Johan Theorin. The film stars Cecilia Milocco, Krister Kern, Albin Grenholm, Ville Virtanen, and Alexander Salzberger. The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2021. source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censor_(2021_film) Molly suffers a traumatic incident due to an eerie sound from upstairs in her new apartment. As the noises grow more desperate and sound more and more like screams for help, Molly realizes that her neighbors are not listening when she goes to them for help. In a disturbing search for the truth, Molly realizes that no one believes her, and begins to question herself source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10928086/ ***SPOILER ALERT*** K: The second film of our themed week and yet another psychological thriller that tells the story of Molly (Cecilia Milocco) who has ret...

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