All language subtitles for Midsommar.2019.720p.BluRay.x264-GECKOS-English

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, babe.

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 Ph.D...

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.
- Mm-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 are 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 stepmom fuck my dad all day.

I'll listen to your stepmom
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?
- Mm-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 with me, please?
- Stop.

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 our land.

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...
- Mm-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.
- Mm-hmm.

- Hey, Pelle.
- Hi.

- What were you drawing?
- Uh, just the table.

Oh.

- How have you been? Yeah?
- Pretty good.

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.

Yeah, 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.
- Mm-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 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.

This high my fire. No higher, no hotter.

This high my fire. No higher, no hotter.

Spirits! Back to the dead!

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.
- Mm-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!

The children are watching Austin Powers
if you choose to join.

Down at the south house.

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?
- Mm-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... Okay.
- Helps her to detach.

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?

Ingemar! Did you not warn them?

I'm sorry, grandmother Siv! I tried to!

- 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 bold 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.

Whatcha 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 redhead?

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!

No no no! What are you going?
Get away from there!

What are you doing, you
fucking idiot? Get away!

Hey, whoa!

Put your disgusting dick away!

What? Okay, relax. Relax!
What did I do?

These are our ancestors!
You're pissing on my people!

- Pelle, what is going on?
- What happened? What happened?

Your little fucking American friend!
He's pissed on the Rotvälta!

What did I do? What did I do?

Dude! Okay!

Don't you see what he's done?

You pissed
on the ancestral tree.

- The tree... So what?
- Yes, yes.

"So what?"

Did you hear what he said?

- 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 the 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.

Supper is ready!

It's time for supper.

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
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... Okay, sure.
- I'll show you.

- 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.

Well.

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?
- Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Okay.

This is the big one.

Okay. Thank you.

- Look into her eyes.
- Mm-hmm.

Um, can I ask
what this is exactly?

It's, um...
tea for the competition.

- And then you, glass here.
- Mm-hmm.

And then we drink it.

- Okay?
- Okay.

Okay.

Mm-hmm?

Uh-oh!

- Oh, God.
- Here we go!

Mmm.

It was here, long ago...

that the Black One lured the youths of Hårga
to the grass and seduced them into dance.

Once they began, they could not stop, and
they danced themselves to death.

Now, in life-holding defiance of the
Black One, we dance until we fall.

And she who survives last will
be crowned for her stamina.

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.

Stop.

Reverse.

Stop.

Go!

Stop!

Go.

- I don't speak Swedish.
- What?

Do you want to?

Do I?

You are!

We're talking!

I understand you!

We understand each other!

We don't need words to talk!
It's dancing!

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.

Finish.

I can feel it!

I feel the baby!

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.

Come here.

Okay boys.

When we cut loose the intestines, we cut
carefully so we don't puncture them.

So be careful.

And you hold here.

So, like this, cut along the side.

Mighty and dreadful beast.

With you, we purge our
most unholy affekts.

We banish you now to the deepest recesses,
where you may reflect on your wickedness.

Take from the yew tree. Feel no pain.

Take from the yew tree. Feel no fear.