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It is very rare that the 18 rating is dished out in the UK these days, but it has been confirmed that Ari Aster (Hereditary) movie Midsommar, which is due in just a couple of weeks, has been give the 18 rating by the BBFC.
The BBFC website was updated on Wednesday with the official rating for the film, the 18-rating, the highest in the UK, given for ‘strong gory images’. The news was also posted on the BBFC’s official Twitter.
MIDSOMMAR (18) strong gory images https://t.co/QVB6SMj4fN
— BBFC (@BBFC) June 26, 2019
Florence Pugh, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Liv Mjönes, and Julia Ragnarsson lead the cast of the horror film, which revolves around a couple who travel to Sweden to visit a rural mid-summer festival organised by a pagan cult.
Stateside, the film has officially been given an R-rating, the equivalent rating to the 18 certificate, by the MPAA. It is rated R due to ‘Disturbing ritualistic violence, grisly images, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.
The film releases on 5th July.
