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Midsommar gets an 18 age rating for strong gory images

Midsommar gets an 18 age rating for strong gory images
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Ari Aster debut movie made quite an impact on the horror genre and was considered an instant classic on its release, so his new film was always going to be anticipated with high expectation.

The film is released on 5th July 2019 and stars Florence Pugh Will Poulter, and judging by the BBFC age rating description the director has gone for gore this time.

The BBFC have given the film an 18 age rating in the UK for strong gory images and the film has a runtime of 147 minutes (2 hours 27 minutes).

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