Midsommar (2019) - full transcript

Hello, you have reached...

...the Ardor residence.

Please leave a message

after the tone.

Hey, Mom, hey, Dad, it's Dani.

Uh, I'm sorry

to be calling so late.

I'm just checking in.

Making sure everything's okay.

Um...

Listen, I got kind of

a scary email from Terri

and she hasn't

been responding.

Surprise, surprise.

But, uh, yeah,

it sounds like you guys

have been fighting

or something happened.

Anyway, uh, I just got

a little worried.

So, um, if you can call

when you can,

and of course, you know I'm...

I'm always here

if you need anything,

of course.

Okay, um, I love you.

All right, bye.

- Hey.

- Hey, sweetie.

What are you up to?

Um, just smoked

some resin with Mark

and now we're getting pizza.

Oh, nice.

- Hi, Dani. Hi, Dani.

- Yeah, um...

He's saying "hi"

right now, over and over.

- Hi, Mark.

- Hi, Mark.

So, I was calling

just to see if you...

You still wanted

to hang out later?

Oh.

Did we talk about

doing something tonight?

I mean, not...

Not concretely,

but, um,

I just wanted to see...

Um... Well... Okay.

Yeah, I should be able

to swing by.

- Cool.

- Yeah, okay.

How's the sister situation?

Um, well...

Uh, yeah, um...

I emailed her three times

and still no response

so I'm getting

a little bit nervous, so...

I'm sure it's fine.

Yeah, probably...

She does this

every other day, Dani.

And only because you let her.

Well, I don't let her,

she's bipolar, so...

Yeah, I know.

But, you do though, babes.

You go straight

to crisis mode.

Well, she's my sister

and even you said that

this email seemed different.

Yeah, right, but...

Is it though, really?

It's still just another

obvious ploy for attention

just like every other

panic attack she's given you.

Yeah, you're right.

You are right, yeah, I know.

I mean, the more you respond

the more she's encouraged

to keep...

No, I know, I know, I know.

You're right, you're right.

I just... I just needed

to be reminded, thank you.

I'm very lucky to have you.

Yeah, well.

I love you.

I love you.

Okay, uh, I'll see you later?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

- Bye, Mark.

- Bye, Mark.

Okay, I love you.

- All right.

- Bye.

It's in his tone, like,

you can hear it in his voice,

he's just working up the nerve

to say something.

So be direct!

Confront him.

What if

I've scared him, though?

I'm always roping him

into my family crap.

How do you rope him in?

I'm always leaning on him!

Like, I even called him today

in tears

because my sister wrote

another stupid scary email.

That's what he's there for.

What if I'm scaring him off?

What did your sister write?

Mmm.

Just some ominous bullshit

like she always does

and it's torture.

And I lean on him constantly

for support.

Like, what if

I have overwhelmed him

and he thinks that I just have

too much baggage?

Well, if that's the case,

then good riddance, right?

No, not if I...

I went too far, if I leaned too much.

You didn't! He should be there

when you need him.

Yeah, but what if

I need him too often

and it becomes a chore?

Then he's not the right guy.

Because it shouldn't

ever be a chore.

Would it be a chore

if he leaned on you?

Yeah, but he doesn't ask me

for anything.

I've never even seen him cry,

so I'm the only one

that's leaning.

Or the only one opening up.

The only one

making yourself vulnerable.

That's intimacy.

Dude.

You have gotta

get off the fence with this.

What if

I regret it later

and I can't get her back?

- You don't want her back!

- But I might.

Okay, well, then you can

bitch to us about how much

you regret it for that day

and then

we'll remind you again

that you've been wanting out

of this stupid relationship

for, like, a year now

and then you can find a chick

who actually likes sex

and doesn't drag you through

a million hoops every day.

Do you think there is

a masochistic part of you

that is playing out

this particular drama

to avoid the work

you actually need to be doing?

What work do I need

to be doing, Josh, exactly?

Well, I dunno,

your prospectus, maybe?

Your PhD...

Wow, okay,

thanks for the psychoanalysis.

It's not

about academics, Josh.

I'm just trying

to get you focused.

- Change?

- Um, that's for you.

See? You could be getting

that girl pregnant right now.

And don't forget about

all the Swedish women

you can impregnate in June.

- Okay, guys.

- Don't forget about

- all the Swedish milkmaids.

- Mmm-hmm.

That's not her again.

Seriously?

Oh, my God.

- She needs a therapist, dude.

- She has a therapist.

Oh, so then she should call

her therapist and not you.

It's literally abuse.

- She's abusing you.

- 'Scuse me.

- Nope.

- Oh, my God.

Okay, excuse me, guys.

- Well...

- Great.

- Hey.

- No.

- Dani, babe?

- Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no.

No, no, no, no, no!

Hey, babe.

How you feeling?

I'm up.

Where you going?

I was just gonna go

to that party for 45 minutes.

But, you just keep sleeping.

No.

No, I'll come with you.

You sure you got enough sleep?

I wasn't sleeping anyway.

Yeah, I'm fucking

dreading the summer.

Stuck in a shit-ass hole

listening to my step-mom

fuck my dad all day.

I'll listen to

your step-mom fuck your dad.

Hey, Josh, you, uh,

going to Europe?

Uh, yeah, yeah,

for my thesis,

you know, we all are.

Oh, you're all going?

Yeah, they're all coming to

visit my home in Halsingland.

Sweden.

Oh, any occasion,

or is it just for fun?

Uh, well, I'm...

I'm doing my research

on European

midsummer traditions,

these guys

are just tagging along.

Mr. Pelle's invited us to

an authentic hippie midsummer

at his yodeling farm.

Oh, yeah?

I mean,

we were talking about it.

We were thinking about it.

For when?

Uh...

Mid-June to mid-July.

Yeah, two weeks from now?

Yeah.

I mean, that's if we even go.

I'm probably

not gonna go, but...

Yeah, we were talking

about it.

You okay?

Mmm-hmm. Fine.

That was just really weird.

What was?

The...

Sweden.

I had no idea.

Well, what do you mean?

'Cause I told you

I wanted to go.

Okay, fine, but I didn't know

you were going.

I just decided today.

I wasn't keeping it from you.

You already have a ticket.

I'm sorry?

Okay, well, just

imagine if you were at a party

and someone said,

"Hey, what're you doing

for summer?"

And then my friend said,

"Oh, we're going to China

for three months

"and we're leaving

in two weeks..."

It's Sweden,

for a month and a half.

And it was the first

you'd ever heard of it.

Okay.

I told you

I wanted to go to Sweden.

No, you said

it would be cool to go.

Yeah, and then

I got the opportunity

- and I decided to do it.

- Look, I don't mind you going.

I just wish you would've

told me, that's all.

Well, I just apologized, Dani.

You didn't apologize,

you said sorry,

which sounds more like,

"Too bad."

Maybe I should just go home.

What? No, no.

I'm just trying to understand.

And I'm trying to apologize.

And I don't need an apology.

I don't, I just wanted to talk

about it, that's all.

I really think

I should just leave.

No, no, no, no.

Please, please, please. I'm not...

I'm not trying to attack you.

- It really feels like you are.

- I'm not.

Well, then...

Well, then I'm sorry.

I'm... I just got confused.

I'm sorry, I...

Hey, please, c'mon,

can you come?

- Just can you come and sit...

- Stop.

...with me, please?

Please, and we can

talk about it.

Look, it just... It just felt

really weird, okay?

But I'm fine,

I think it's great

that you're going to Sweden,

I do.

I think it's amazing.

Are you going for your thesis?

I don't know

what my thesis is.

I know and it...

It can... It will...

It can be inspiring, right?

Right?

In Stockholm, are there

any, like, meatball sex clubs

we should hit up

before we head north?

No, we're going

straight north.

Not straight, straight,

though, right?

We gotta go through Stockholm

to get there.

No, it's

the opposite direction.

Stockholm is south of Arlanda.

Guys, it's Dani.

She's coming up.

Okay.

- Should we clear all this?

- No, it's fine.

Um,

I invited Dani to come to Sweden.

So you guys know.

She's not actually gonna come,

but I invited her

just to not make it weird.

- You invited her to...

- Mmm-hmm.

But she's not coming.

She doesn't want to?

I invited her

and she accepted,

but she's not actually coming

to Sweden.

Okay.

Guys, you know

what she's been going through.

Yeah, no, dude, I just, uh,

thought it was...

Yeah, dude, nobody minds.

Thought you were saying

something else, that's all.

Okay, that's great.

And just so we're clear,

you guys told me to invite her

and you all know

that she's coming...

Agreed?

Yep.

- Hey!

- Hey, babe!

Hey, guys.

- Hey.

- Yo.

How's it going?

We're chilling.

Nice.

So, Sweden.

- Yeah.

- You're coming, right?

I mean, I...

I guess so,

if that's not completely

ruining you guys' plans.

- Oh, no, no.

- No, not at all.

Uh, Christian,

can I get you to take a look

at this paragraph real quick?

Uh, yeah, sure.

- I'll be back.

- Mmm-hmm.

- Hey, Pelle.

- Hi.

What were you drawing?

Uh, just the table.

Oh.

How have you been?

- Pretty good.

- Yeah?

Survived finals, you know.

- And you?

- Uh...

I didn't quite finish,

but they're giving me

a break this year.

Oh, God, yes, yes,

of course. Sorry.

It's, uh...

How did you like

the Anthropology department?

I like it, yeah.

Not as much as

this one maybe, but...

You're doing psychiatry,

right?

Uh, psychology, yeah.

- Okay.

- That's how you know I'm nuts.

Yeah, also that funny look

in your eye.

So you're coming

to Halsingland?

I guess so, yeah.

And, um, we'll actually

be arriving on my birthday.

- Well, happy birthday.

- Thank you!

Yeah, Christian says you've

got this special week planned.

Yeah, it's sort of a crazy

nine-day festival

my family's doing.

- Lots of pageantry...

- Uh-huh.

...special ceremonies,

and dressing up.

That sounds fun.

It'll probably seem

very silly.

But, it's like theater.

Yeah, Christian says you're...

You're from

like a commune, right?

Yeah, we're...

We're a small community.

Here. I'll show you.

Oh, wow.

I see what you mean

about the pageantry.

Yeah, we make

those clothes special

for every

winter and summer solstice.

I mean, everybody sort of

does everything together.

That's an interesting symbol.

Yeah, we're taught

the Runic alphabet, so...

Whoa, who's that one?

- That's last year's May Queen.

- Uh-huh.

Beautiful.

You know, I'm very, very glad

you're coming.

I... I think

it's very good you're coming.

Thank you.

Also, I...

I never had the chance

to tell you...

- Mmm.

- ...but I was...

I was so very sorry

to hear about your loss.

- Oh.

- What happened, I mean,

I can't even imagine.

I mean...

- I lost my parents, too, so...

- Okay.

I kind of have some idea.

- I'm sorry.

- No!

- No, I'm sorry.

- No, you're...

I'm gonna just go

to the bathroom, thank you.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we are beginning our initial

descent into Stockholm...

Oh, my God, the women here.

What is it

that makes them hotter?

The Vikings

grabbed all the best babes

from other countries

and dragged them over.

Christian, you can do

your thesis on that.

How long is the drive?

About four hours.

Oh, my God.

Okay,

this is the first stop.

This is it?

Not quite, almost.

Pelle!

- Hey!

- Hey!

- Just beautiful.

- Oh, my God.

Hey, guys,

so these are younger people

from my village.

They're also returning

from their trips outside.

Come on over.

Hey!

These are my friends

from America.

- Oh, dude.

- Hey.

Just fucking walk.

Yeah, dude,

there's so many bugs.

- It's beautiful, huh?

- Mmm.

Okay, so this is, uh...

- Mark, Dani...

- Hi.

Christian and Josh.

What?

Give me just one second.

You think

he knows that guy?

He sounded mad.

That must be good.

Here! Come on over,

come on over.

This is, uh, these are

my great friends from America.

Christian, Dani,

- Josh, and Mark.

- Hi.

Meet my brother, Ingemar.

Uh, best friends since

we were babies, actually.

Yeah.

So, Christian, Josh, Mark...

- Dani? Yeah!

- Yeah!

Awesome! And say hello

to my friends.

This is Simon and Connie

- from London.

- How's it going?

- Hi.

- Simon, this is Pelle...

And these are all the names

I just learned

two seconds ago.

Perfect timing, by the way,

we... We just took these

five minutes ago.

Haven't even started

coming up yet.

Oh, shit!

Do you guys wanna take it now

or should we settle in first?

Fuck it,

let's just take it now, right?

- Yeah. Yeah.

- Great.

Uh, you know what,

I might have to find

my footing first if that's okay.

- Uh, yeah, of course.

- Yeah? Okay.

And listen,

if you're feeling uneasy,

you don't have

to take them at all.

No. No, no, no. I just...

I wanna feel settled first.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- I'll wait.

- No, no, you go ahead.

- No, I'll wait.

- Please.

I want us to come up together.

- Ready?

- Okay?

Guys, I'm gonna wait for Dani,

so you just go ahead.

Dude, we can't take them

at different times,

they'll be

totally separate trips.

You wanna wait for us then?

You know what,

it's fine, it's fine.

- Babe... Babe, no.

- I'm ready.

- No, it's okay,

- Don't feel rushed.

I don't, I don't.

It's fine, I'm ready.

Are you sure?

Yes, Mark, thank you.

- They've made mushroom tea.

- Mmm-hmm.

If you prefer

against the taste.

Uh, yeah, okay,

I'll try that, thank you.

- Ingemar? Ingemar?

- Ingemar.

- Ingemar, okay. Thank you.

- Perfect.

Don't let Mark be the one

- to pressure you.

- He's not.

- Of all people.

- He's not, he's not.

It will... It will get

complicated otherwise, it's fine.

- Are you ready?

- Yes, thank you.

- There you go.

- Ooh.

Thanks, dude.

Okay,

here we go then.

- Think happy thoughts!

- Are you sure about this?

- Yeah. Yeah, I'm excited.

- Cheers!

- All right.

- Yeah?

Are you sure about this?

I think it's gonna be fun.

- We're in?

- Yep, go.

What time is it?

It's 9:00 p.m.

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

That can't be right!

The sky is blue!

It's fine, it's Sweden.

That's not fine!

Why is it like that?

It's okay, Mark.

It's the midnight sun.

That feels wrong,

I don't like that!

I promise you,

it's okay.

I'm not okay.

Oh, fuck,

it's a new person.

What?

I don't want new people

right now.

No,

new people are good, Mark.

Hi, hi!

I'm just gonna lay down, okay?

Yeah, do that.

Everybody else lay down.

Guys, do it, it feels so nice.

Josh, can you lie down,

please?

Can you feel that?

The energy.

Coming up from the earth.

Look!

The trees too,

they're breathing.

Nature just knows

instinctively

how to stay in harmony.

Everything just mechanically

doing its part.

You guys are like my family.

You're like my real,

actual family.

Dani?

Sorry.

Uh, I'm gonna go for a walk.

I can walk, too.

No, I'm good.

No, no, no, no.

Don't think that. You're fine.

It's almost your birthday.

You're okay, you're fine.

You're fine.

Stop it! I'm fine.

Hey, Dani!

How are you?

They were laughing at me.

What? No, no, no,

I'm sure they weren't.

They've been laughing.

Want to come meet my friends?

Thank you.

I'm sorry, thank you.

Stop it! Stop it, fuck!

You're okay, you're okay,

you're okay.

Hey.

How long was I asleep?

I mean,

we found you here, like,

six hours ago.

Did it get dark at all?

For a couple of hours,

not completely.

Is it tomorrow?

I mean,

from yesterday's perspective.

Come on.

Where are we going?

What we came for.

Jesus, Pelle,

where are you taking us?

Yeah, this is way

the hell out there.

Do they have ticks

in Sweden?

Sweden has a tick problem.

What?

No they don't, do they really?

Actually,

it is a big problem.

Last summer,

a record number of people

got tick-borne encephalitis.

What the fuck?

Are you serious?

Both my grandparents

died from ticks.

Had to give them

a closed casket funeral.

Okay, Josh, I actually

have an uncle with Lyme.

And believe me,

if you ask him,

it was not worth the pleasant

picnic in the park.

He's fucked.

So, this is the place.

The tranquil

and majestic Harga.

Pelle, you know

all these people?

These are my family!

So we're stopping in Waco

before going

to Pelle's village?

Oh, thank you!

- Oh, thank you.

- What is it? Strawberry?

- Oh, wow, thank you.

- Oh, thanks.

This bag?

Thank you... Uh, sorry.

Hey, guys?

Meet my sister, Dagny.

Born the exact same day as me.

- Hi.

- Dani, Josh, Mark, Christian.

- Uh, tack!

- Thank you.

- Tack.

- Hey.

Father Odd!

Sorry,

these are my friends.

Christian, Dani, Josh, Mark.

- Hello.

- Hi.

Welcome, welcome.

- Hi, oh!

- Welcome home.

We are so very happy

to have you.

Oh, thank you.

Pelle has an immaculate sense

for people.

I... I love

what you're wearing.

- My frock?

- Uh-huh.

Yeah, quite girly, no?

We do these as a tribute

in respect of Ymir

and because of the nature's

hermaphrodite,

I think, qualities. Yeah.

Wow, I think the Sakhis saints

do the same thing

in Brajbhoomi?

So, we are your hosts.

So whatever you need,

just say so

and we will accommodate, okay?

- Thank you very much.

- Yeah.

Today is all festivities.

Um, just tomorrow,

the official ceremony begin

and you are welcome!

- Welcome, welcome, welcome.

- Thank you.

Yeah. Enjoy.

Just... Thank you.

That guy

has a very red face.

Yeah?

- Do we eat these?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Can I take photos?

- Um... Discreetly.

Thanks.

Oh, forgive me.

I'm excluding the ones

who aren't of Swedish tongue.

Welcome to Harga,

and happy midsummer!

It has been 90 years

since our last great feast

and it will be 90 years

before our next.

And what poetry

that it's now the hottest

and brightest summer

on record.

We already have

so much to give back

and so, without any

further blathering,

let's raise our glasses.

Let our

Nine-Day feast commence.

You guys should join.

Oh, no, I'm too scared.

- All right.

- Oh, thanks, babe.

What are the kids playing?

Skin the fool.

- Skin the fool?

- Yeah.

Precious.

Hey, Pelle,

can anybody just join in?

You're an American,

just jam yourself in there.

All right.

Hey.

Happy birthday.

Oh, my gosh, Pelle.

Just something I do

for birthdays.

Maybe it's not appropriate?

No, no, no, no, not at all.

Thank you so much.

It's beautiful.

Anyway, just between us.

Yeah, well...

Christian forgot anyway,

so this is amazing. Thank you.

Oh.

No. No, no, no,

I forgot to remind him

and it's not

his fault, it's...

Never mind, it's okay.

This is beautiful.

Thank you so much,

I'm really touched.

So, how do you support

this place?

Lumbering, linen,

homeopathics...

Water power plant.

School time over here.

Carving runes?

Really?

They put it under their pillow

and dream about its powers.

Oh, yeah.

I do that, too.

Oh, fuck.

There's a big one.

Oh, shit.

What alphabet is that from?

Uh, the Younger Futhark.

I... I think?

Or is that medieval?

Actually, that is

the Elder Futhark.

So, how long have you two

been together?

- Oh, geez, um...

- Um...

Just over

three and a half years.

Four years.

- No? Really?

- Yeah.

Four years in two weeks.

You're right, I'm sorry.

- You're right. Four years.

- Mmm-hmm.

Yeah, um,

how did you guys all meet?

Well, uh...

We were all working

on the same farm

and funny enough,

I was dating Connie

when Simon and me

first became pals.

Well, we'd been on a date.

And I didn't even actually

know it was a date, so...

You're right. No, no.

I meant that Connie and me

had just become friends.

We... We decided to be friends.

And that was just before

Connie and Simon

started dating.

And now they're engaged.

- What? Congratulations!

- Wow.

Which is amazing,

yes, congratulations.

Yeah, thanks. Yeah,

we actually asked Ingemar

to officiate the wedding.

- Really?

- Nah.

- Oh.

- What's that building over there?

It's like a sacred temple,

but no one's allowed in there.

Uh, let me show you

where we sleep.

Let me show you

the Rotvalta!

So we're just gonna ignore

the bear then?

It's a bear.

What's that?

- We can check it out.

- Yeah.

Love story.

Oh, wow. What? Wow.

Wow.

Wow, wow, wow.

Oh, man. Wow.

It's like in the Scripture.

What do you think?

It's like another world.

Amazing.

People just sleep here?

Yeah, all the younger ones

until we turn 36

and then we move

to the laborers house.

Why 36?

Well, we think of life

like the seasons.

So you're a child until

you're 18 and that's Spring.

And then at some point,

we all do our Pilgrimage

which is between 18 and 36.

That's Summer,

and then from 36 to 54,

we're working age,

which is Fall.

And then finally from 54 to 72

you become a mentor.

What happens at 72?

Not a lot of privacy.

Yeah, what do you do

when you need to jerk off?

Especially with all these

dicks on the wall.

There's a lot of dicks.

Did she say something?

No, no, no, absolutely not.

I just wanted to

let you know before, so...

Are these the May Queens?

Yeah.

Right. Uh, you'll actually

be here for that.

And who are your May Queens?

Uh, every mid-summer,

we have this dance competition

and the winner gets crowned

and this is...

- Oh, wow.

- Hey!

Was that...

You saw that too, right?

Pelle, who was that?

Inge.

Oh, my God,

I want to give her a bath.

Hey, can I pull you outside

for a sec?

Yeah, sure.

Pelle,

tell her to come back.

♪♪ Happy birthday to you

What?

♪♪ Happy birthday to you

♪♪ Happy birthday, dear Dani

♪♪ Happy birthday to you♪♪

Fuck.

- Stop, it's fine.

- What?

You didn't think

I forgot, did you?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I got fucked up

by the daylight

and I thought

it was yesterday.

- It's okay. It's fine.

- Happy birthday.

- Happy birthday.

- Thank you. I'm not upset.

It's okay.

- You should be.

- I... I should be.

I'm sorry.

All right, beauty rest.

Tomorrow's a big day.

What's tomorrow?

First of the big ceremonies.

Attestupa.

What's that?

Uh, it's too hard to explain,

you'll get

a better sense tomorrow.

- Wait, seriously?

- You can't just tell me now?

Wait, you're not talking

about an actual one?

I mean,

it's pretty actual.

Fuck.

Do you know what it is?

Dude!

Is it scary?

That is so fucking annoying.

Yo! Check my scalp for ticks,

then I'll check yours.

Somebody should tell

those girls

they're walking stupid.

How long

do they typically stand?

We're going to stand

until it's right to sit.

Hey. Oh.

- Are these for me?

- Mmm-hmm.

- You pick 'em backwards?

- Yeah.

Are those the ones?

Yeah.

Dude, I'm so hungry.

It's like they're trying

to make it gross.

Her... Her mother

is on Pilgrimage.

- Oh...

- Helps her to detach.

Okay.

The babies

are raised here by everyone.

Wow. You want this?

Dude, are you

following them out?

I'm beat.

I'm gonna go take a nap.

- Okay, okay. Yeah.

- Yeah.

Wait,

what're we doing now?

What is that book?

Rubi Radr.

Our scripture.

Can I read that?

You would not be able.

Oh, my God!

It's fine.

Did she jump?

What the...

It's part of the ceremony.

What?

No, she fell, she fell.

Fuck!

- She fell, right?

- Did she jump?

It's okay.

Oh, my...

Did she fall or did she jump?

It's okay, it's fine.

Don't worry.

What do you mean it's fine?

She's fucking dead.

Look at her head!

Look at her head, she's dead!

It's a part

of the ceremony.

Why the fuck are you

standing there like that?

She just fucking jumped

off the cliff.

Are you freaking blind?

What the... Fuck!

Oh, my God.

What the fuck?

No, he's doing...

He's doing the same thing.

He's doing the same

fucking thing!

Someone stop!

Sir, don't do it.

Tell him to stop.

Why's everyone just

standing there, what the fuck?

Sir, don't...

Don't jump, don't jump!

Please, someone tell him

not to jump.

- What the fuck?

- Someone tell him...

- He's still alive.

- What's going on?

Fuck, we're going.

- Fuck! This is fucked!

- Where?

Fuck this! You're fucked!

Fuck! You're all just fucking

standing there watching,

what the fuck is wrong

with you?

- Please! Please!

- No, fucking leave her alone!

Please, listen to me.

Let me explain!

What? Explain what?

- Please, my poor thing.

- Fucked!

Please! What you just saw

is a long, long,

long observed custom.

- "Custom!" It's fucked!

- Yes.

Those two who jumped

have just reached

the end of

their Harga life-cycle.

And you need to understand it

as a great joy for them.

- "Joy?"

- Yes, and when it is my turn,

it will be a great joy for me.

- Fuck.

- We view life as a circle,

a recycle.

The lady who jumped,

her name was Ylva, yes?

And that baby over there

who is not yet born

will inherit that name.

Instead of getting old

and dying in pain

and fear and shame,

we give our life.

As a gesture.

- A gesture?

- Before it can spoil.

It does no good dying,

lashing back

at the inevitable.

It corrupts the spirit.

I'm so sorry

I didn't warn you better.

You feeling okay?

I just really need to not be

here right now.

Yeah.

I'm gonna go.

Just take some time

to yourself, okay.

- Hey, dude...

- Hey!

Holy shit, right?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Good.

Hey, listen. Um...

I've been thinking

about something

that I wanted to ask you.

Or tell you, actually.

Um...

I've been thinking

a lot about my thesis.

And, um...

I've decided I'm gonna

do it here. On Harga.

And I wanted to

tell you first.

Just so it didn't seem like

I wasn't telling you.

I feel like... I feel like

I can't tell if you're joking.

I mean... I mean, you know

I'm doing my thesis on

midsummer. That's the reason

- why I'm here.

- Yeah.

Yeah, but not

on this community.

I mean, you're going

to Germany and England next.

Well, you knew I was

gonna wanna do this.

- No, I didn't.

- Oh, my God.

I mean, did you even know

until just now?

Christian, of course you did!

Okay, do you think

I don't know

what you're doing?

It's actually kind of

outrageously unsubtle.

The fact that you're being

this bald about it.

I'm... I'm honestly

kind of impressed.

What the fuck, man?

What does that mean?

Yeah, what the fuck!

This is what

I've been working toward

and you know it.

That's why you look so guilty

right now, because you know.

You know

that what you're doing

is unethical and leechy

and lazy.

And, frankly,

it's kind of sad.

- Fuck you!

- No, dude, not fuck me!

Find your own subject.

Or... Or your own passion.

And, because...

All right, look.

I am... I'm actually

invested in this.

This is not some

glorified hobby

that I'm casually

dipping my feet into.

I'm gonna do my thesis here.

If you're gonna

do it here too,

I'm open to collaborating.

And if not, I guess we can

both do separate theses

on the Hargas.

Dude, of all the things

to let me sleep through.

What?

We're leaving

tomorrow morning.

I know we are.

I told Christian this already,

and now I think he's trying

to pretend like it's his idea,

- so if he comes up to you...

- Well, no,

wait a minute.

I... I seriously doubt that

the elders will approve of

anything being written down.

They're extremely protective.

Okay, so then, I'll just use

aliases for everything.

- Problem solved.

- Then what would be the point?

You couldn't even get it

peer reviewed.

And Christian did already

ask me this, by the way,

and I told him the same thing

I'm telling you now.

I thought you said

you hadn't talked to him.

Ah, fuck. No.

Okay, look, uh,

I'll ask the elders.

- Okay? Good.

- Yep.

Dani?

Um... I'm really sorry, Pelle.

Thank you for inviting me,

but I... I really have to go.

Can someone maybe

drive me somewhere?

I know I shouldn't have

let you stay for that.

I mean, I know it looks

extreme. But we only...

I don't know

why I'm here, Pelle!

I don't know

why you invited us.

I don't know.

I don't know why...

- I don't know why I'm here.

- Okay, okay, okay.

- It's fine. It's okay.

- I don't know and I can't...

- Come on. Come on, sit down.

- No.

Dani, please.

Please sit down.

Dani.

I invited my friends

because this is

a once-in-a-lifetime thing,

and I wanted to share it.

Especially with my friends who

I knew would appreciate it.

Because I...

- I am proud of this place.

- Okay.

Okay, but I'm not

an anthropologist

and I don't understand

any of this.

- Yes, yes, yes. I know.

- I don't get it.

I know. And, and yet,

I was the most excited

for you to come.

Here. Here, smell this.

What is it?

- It calms you down.

- No, I'm fine.

I don't want it.

- Are you sure?

- No...

I really want to go, Pelle.

I don't... I don't want it.

Okay.

I know what

you're going through, Dani.

What am I going through?

Because I lost

my parents, too.

- What? No, no, Pelle.

- Yes, yes, yes...

That is not what

I'm talking about.

I'm not talking

about my family.

I know that's not what

you're talking about.

I'm not talking

about my family...

I lost my parents

when I was a little boy.

They burned up in a fire.

No, I wasn't talking

about that.

My parents,

they burned up in a fire

and I became,

technically, an orphan.

So believe me when I tell you

that I know what it's like.

Because I do,

I really, really do.

Yet my difference is, I never

got the chance to feel lost,

because I had a family here.

Where everyone embraced me.

And swept me up.

And I was raised by

a community that doesn't

bicker over what's theirs

and what's not theirs.

That's what you were given.

But I have always felt held.

By a family. A real family.

Which everyone deserves.

And you deserve.

Pelle, Christian

could walk in.

He's what I'm talking about.

He's my good friend

and I like him, but...

Dani, do you feel held by him?

Does he feel like home to you?

Hey. How you doing?

Today was tough.

You gonna be okay?

Are you not disturbed

by what we just saw?

Yeah, of course I am.

That was really,

really shocking.

I'm trying to keep

an open mind though.

That's cultural, you know?

We stick our elders

in nursing homes.

I'm sure they find

that disturbing.

I think we really need to just

at least try to acclimate.

Hey, do you... Sorry.

Um, do you have

a sleeping pill I can take?

Yeah, sure.

Thanks.

You're gonna wake her.

Yo, Pelle.

What'cha doin'?

Just working in the garden.

- Hey, man.

- Hey.

Any word?

Yeah, they said you can do it.

As long as you absolutely

don't use any names.

- Okay. Wow.

- Or the location

is never even hinted at.

- Okay.

- And you'll have to sign

an agreement to that.

And you're splitting it

with Christian

because he came to me first.

Well, that's... We'll...

We'll figure that out.

I gotta go take a leak.

Uh, here, can I

ask you something?

- Yeah.

- Uh...

Do you know what this is?

I found it

under Christian's bed.

Oh. That's a love rune.

Casts a love spell.

- A love rune. Huh.

- Yeah.

- Under Christian's bed?

- Yeah, yeah.

What's going on?

Uh, the elders said

you can do your thesis

as long as you don't use

the actual names or location.

Are you serious?

Yeah.

Oh, my God, thank you, man.

That is incredible news.

Thank you.

You're splitting it

with Josh as well.

Yeah, I already told him

I'm totally fine with that.

Okay. Well, I think my sister

Maja has taken

a liking to you.

Yeah?

The red head?

Actually, she just got

the byxmyndig last year.

It basically means that,

uh, you are...

You are allowed to have sex.

Pants license.

- Okay. Good for her.

- Hey!

Hey, whoa!

What? Okay, relax. Relax!

What did I do?

- Pelle, what is going on?

- What happened? What happened?

What did I do? What did I do?

Dude! Okay!

You pissed

on the ancestral tree.

- The tree... So what?

- Yes, yes.

"So what?"

- I didn't know.

- No, it's...

That tree is tied

to all of our dead.

It's a dead tree, though.

- It's dead.

- Yeah, yeah, I know.

But it's important to us.

I just had to pee.

I didn't know it was special.

Hey.

Hey. It was

really nice to meet you.

I'm so sorry.

We're actually leaving.

What?

- Yeah.

- Connie.

Simon is getting

the truck with one of them now.

- Connie.

- Is everything okay?

Connie.

Oh, there.

Uh, Simon,

he told me to tell you

that, uh, Jan drove him

to the train station.

And after, uh,

Simon gets dropped off,

he's sending the truck

back for you.

What?

You will meet him, uh, there.

No.

Why would he

just go without me?

He... He wouldn't do that.

Well, the truck

only had room for two.

So...

What does that mean?

That doesn't even

make any sense.

He would have told me.

Today's only train

leaves in 90 minutes.

It takes about 35 minutes

to go there and back.

So they didn't

want to waste time.

So I could have

sat on his lap.

Yes, I imagined that, too,

but, you know, we...

We don't break traffic laws.

Okay?

So they've just gone.

They've left me just now.

Now, Connie. There was

no room in the truck.

Yet, it is coming right back

for you. Yeah.

This is bullshit.

Okay, lunch in a bit.

And how are jobs

or roles assigned?

That's based on traits

we show as kids.

- Hey.

- Hey. Hi. Sorry.

Um...

Simon left without Connie.

- Jesus, really?

- Yeah.

What a dick move.

- Is she okay?

- Uh, no.

- She just got told.

- Did she say why?

No, no.

That sucks.

On the... On the subject

of couples actually, um...

Is there ever an issue here

with incest?

Sorry, I mean, you know,

small communities.

Well, the bloodlines

are very well-preserved.

So, uh, the elders

must approve mates.

Cousins can sometimes mate.

But we do respect

their incest taboo.

So we often need to invite

outside people.

Excuse me. Hey.

Would you like

to help join us?

Uh...

- Sure, yeah.

- Come.

Do you...

Do you know, um...

Have you seen Simon anywhere?

Yes. He was

driven to the station.

Did you not say goodbye?

No. No, I didn't.

But, uh, that's okay,

that's okay.

Hi.

What are we making here?

Meat tarts!

Oh, wow.

Oh, thank you.

She said you're so beautiful.

Oh, thank you.

Um, she's so beautiful.

We describe it

like emotional sheet music.

Hmm. What does it say?

Well, each runic letter

stands for one

of the 16 affects,

which are graded from

most holy to most unholy.

This one, for example,

is about grief.

Hmm.

You can see

at the end, however,

we have blank pages.

This is because the Rubi Radr

is a work forever in progress.

Forever evolving.

We have many,

many hundreds of these.

And who decides

what gets added?

Well, uh, this iteration

is being written by Rubin.

Uh, the disabled?

Since birth.

He draws

and we, the elders, interpret.

You see, Josh,

Rubin is unclouded

by normal cognition.

It makes him open

for the source.

Uh, what happens

when Rubin dies?

Do you just wait

for a baby that is...

Not clouded?

No, no, no.

Uh, Rubin was a product

of inbreeding.

All of our Oracles

are deliberate products

of inbreeding.

Can I take a photograph?

What?

Uh, a photograph?

- No. Absolutely not.

- Okay, sorry.

Absolutely not.

Oh, fuck, yep, that's her.

Hey.

Oh, great. She's walking away.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Has anyone seen Connie?

I think Mark saw her earlier.

I'm sure I saw her trying out

for the sprinting

Olympics earlier.

What? Where?

Sorry, but I can say

what happened.

Her boyfriend

called the landline

from the train station

and calmed Connie down.

Then she begged our pardon

and I drove her to meet him.

Okay, well, that's a relief.

Why would Simon leave

without her?

I'm sure it was just

a miscommunication.

I could see you

possibly doing that.

What the hell does that mean?

Never mind.

Someone's still sore

about their ancestral tree.

Dude, is he going to kill me?

Did you learn anything

about the Rubi Radr?

Oh, so now

you wanna collaborate?

Okay, thank you.

- I know that one elder...

- Thank you.

...gave you a glimpse of it.

Thank you.

Sorry I brought it up.

Oh, my God, dude.

What the fuck?

- Is that...

- What is that?

- Is that a fucking pube?

- Ew.

It's just a hair.

Yeah, a pubic hair.

Dude, calm down.

Why are you embarrassed?

You're not the one

giving out hair pies.

Jesus Christ. He's still

fucking lookin' at me.

Hey. You'll come with me?

- What?

- You'll come?

- Uh...

- I'll show you.

Okay, sure.

- Yeah?

- Yeah, great.

Um...

I'll be back. I guess

she's gonna show me.

Hey, can I, uh,

borrow another sleeping pill?

- Yeah, sure, yeah.

- Thanks.

Thank you.

What the fuck, Mark?

What the fuck are you doing?

Close the door,

we're not supposed

to be in here.

Do you think Mark's

still up with that girl?

I wouldn't be surprised.

What about Josh though?

I'm honestly

not too concerned.

Wow.

We, um,

have something regretful

to announce.

This morning

the 19th Book of Rubi Radr

was found missing

from the Temple.

We don't want

to point fingers,

yet, we kindly ask

that whoever took it

to return it

to its original place.

You can leave it

in the Temple,

which will be left unguarded,

unwatched.

Nobody needs to know

it was you.

Where is your friend, Josh?

I know. Uh, we have no idea.

He and your other friend,

they both disappears

the same day.

- You see how it looks?

- Yes, obviously.

But I swear to you

we're in the dark on this.

We're just as confused

as you are.

We did see Mark go off

with that girl last night.

- What girl?

- Inge.

Yeah, but Mark

wouldn't have done this.

Josh on the other hand,

he came to bed with us

and when we woke up,

he was gone.

And if he did take that book,

I just pray you understand

we don't associate

as friends of his

or collaborators or anything.

We would just be

so embarrassed

to be connected to this

in any way, shape or form.

Let's hope it gets returned.

I hope so too.

I feel responsible.

Well, you and Odd,

you can go looking for them.

- Yes.

- Maybe you can redeem this.

You are going with the women

for the day's activity.

Oh, hi.

And, uh, Siv wants to see you

in her house.

- You okay?

- Mmm-hmm.

Okay.

Okay.

This is the big one.

Okay. Thank you.

Look into her eyes.

Mmm-hmm.

Um, can I ask

what this is exactly?

It's, um...

Tea for the competition.

- And then you, glass here.

- Mmm-hmm.

And then we drink it.

- Okay?

- Okay.

Okay.

Mmm-hmm?

Uh-oh!

- Oh, God.

- Here we go!

Please. Come in.

First thing

I just have to say,

I have no idea where Josh is.

And I can swear to that

on my mother's life.

How do you feel about Maja?

About Maja?

How do I

feel about her how?

You have been approved

to mate with her.

You're an ideal

astrological match.

And she has

fixed her hopes on you.

I think I ate

one of her pubic hairs.

Sounds probably right.

Stop!

Stay here.

Are you ready?

- What are we doing?

- You'll see.

Stop!

- You're so good!

- What does that mean?

- You're so good!

- What does that mean?

Eight! Eight!

- There are eight left.

- What?

Uh...

- For you.

- Uh...

Thanks.

- What is it?

- Um...

It's... Sorry.

Spring water

with special properties.

Oh.

Okay.

- Okay.

- What does it do?

Oh, um...

It, uh...

It breaks down your defenses

and opens you

for the influence.

Okay.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

You know what? Um...

I'm worried

I'll have a bad trip.

Oh, no, no. You won't.

You won't. Trust me.

- I don't speak Swedish.

- What?

What? What?

What's happening?

You are our May Queen.

- Me?

- Yes!

- Why?

- You won!

What does that mean?

What? Oh.

Mom? Mom?

Oh, my God, Dani! May Queen!

Herring?

What for?

It's tradition. For good luck.

Yeah.

- What?

- And you must eat it whole.

- But the tails go in first.

- No, no, no!

You must try!

- You must try!

- Ahhh!

Very good try.

Excuse me...

What's going on?

Why did you do that?

To our May Queen!

Skal!

You are the family now! Yes?

Yes, you are the family.

Like sisters.

Your dance was amazing.

I've never seen someone

dance like that.

Now, it's traditional

for the May Queen

to bless our crops

and livestock.

And after the luck

you just inherited

from that salt herring,

we should all be

doubly encouraged.

Can Christian

come with me?

Nay.

The Queen must ride alone.

Repeat after me.

Breathe in.

For your vitality.

We shall go now

to Siv's house.

What's this?

It is a special meeting,

only for the Queens.

And she will bless you.

What's that?

That's not for us.

I think you should not.

No, no, no.

Christian?

Christian.

Hi.

Hello, there you are.

Listen.

You can't speak.

You can't move.

All right?

Good.

On this, the day

of our deity of reciprocity,

we gather

to give special thanks

to our treasured sun.

As an offering to our father,

we will today surrender

nine human lives.

As Harga takes,

so Harga also gives.

Thus, for every

new blood sacrificed,

we will dedicate

one of our own.

That is four new bloods.

Four from Harga.

And one to be chosen

by the Queen.

Nine in all to die

and be reborn

in the great cycle.

The four new bloods

have already been supplied.

As for our end, we have two

already dedicated

and two who have volunteered.

Ingemar and Ulf.

You have brought

outside offerings.

Plus volunteering

your own bodies.

You will today be joined

in harmony with everything.

And to Pelle,

who has brought new blood

and our new May Queen,

you will today be honored

for your unclouded intuition.

And so,

for our ninth offering,

it is traditional that

our fair Queen shall choose

between a preselected

new blood

and a specially-ordained

Hargan.

Turbeyon.

Honorable Turbeyon!

Please step forward.

And...

Christian Hughes.

These are the candidates

for the ninth

and final offering.

We patiently await

your verdict.