Josh
(played by William Jackson Harper) — supporting
Christian's friend documenting the commune for his thesis.
Mark
(played by Will Poulter) — supporting
Christian's friend who clashes with commune traditions.
Pelle
(played by Vilhelm Blomgren) — supporting
Charming commune member who befriends and guides Dani.
Inga
(played by Julia Ragnarsson) — minor
Hårga cult member assisting with rituals.
Ingemar
(played by Hampus Hallberg) — minor
Hårga cult member involved in traditional practices.
Maja
(played by Isabelle Grill) — supporting
Young Hårga woman chosen for the mating ritual.
Siv
(played by Gunnel Fred) — supporting
Hårga matriarch figure guiding the visitors.
Simon
(played by Archie Madekwe) — supporting
Commune member who participates in traditional ceremonies.
Connie
(played by Ellora Torchia) — supporting
Commune member who bonds with Dani over shared grief.
Ulf
(played by Henrik Norlén) — supporting
Commune elder who shares intimate rituals with Dani.
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Ingemar → Ulf
(Family Volunteer Sacrifice) — Commune member volunteering for sacrifice.
The next four sacrifices include volunteers Ingemar and Ulf.
Siv → Ulf
(Family Volunteer Sacrifice) — Commune elder volunteering for sacrifice.
The next four sacrifices include volunteers Ingemar and Ulf.
Christian → Maja
(Romantic Coerced Participant) — Forced into a mating ritual with a young commune member.
Christian is coerced into a sex ritual to impregnate Maja, a 15-year-old member of the Hårga.
Simon → Connie
(Romantic Partner) — British couple visiting the commune.
Simon and Connie are introduced as a British couple visiting the commune.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Connie → Dani
(Social Shared Grief) — Both women are disturbed by the commune's rituals.
Connie is disturbed by practices and demands to leave, similar to Dani's initial disturbance.
Christian → Simon
(Narrative Discoverer) — Discovers the mutilated body of his friend.
Christian finds a barely alive Simon on display in a barn, having been made into a blood eagle.
Josh → Mark
(Unknown Victim) — Josh is killed by someone wearing Mark's skin.
Josh is caught taking illicit photographs and is bludgeoned to death by a man wearing Mark's skinned face.
Inga → Mark
(Conflict Lurer) — Commune member who leads Mark to his death.
After urinating on a sacred tree, Mark is lured away by Inga, one of the female commune members.
Pelle → Dani
(Alliance Comforter) — Commune member bonding with Dani over shared loss.
Pelle convinces Dani to stay and explains he was orphaned and the commune became his new family.
Siv → Simon
(Narrative Explainer) — Elder explaining commune traditions to disturbed visitors.
The commune elder Siv attempts to calm Connie and Simon by explaining the ättestupa ceremony.
Siv → Connie
(Narrative Explainer) — Elder explaining commune traditions to disturbed visitors.
The commune elder Siv attempts to calm Connie and Simon by explaining the ättestupa ceremony.
Ingemar → Connie
(Alliance Inviter) — Commune member who invited Simon and Connie.
Simon and Connie were invited by Pelle's commune-brother Ingemar.
Ingemar → Simon
(Alliance Inviter) — Commune member who invited Simon and Connie.
Simon and Connie were invited by Pelle's commune-brother Ingemar.
Pelle → Ingemar
(Alliance Commune-Brother) — Fellow member of the Hårga commune.
Simon and Connie were invited by Pelle's commune-brother Ingemar.
Christian → Pelle
(Social Host) — Swedish friend who invites them to the Hårga.
Christian and friends are invited by their Swedish friend Pelle to attend the festival.
Story Analysis
A grieving woman is manipulated into joining a cult commune where she sacrifices her abusive boyfriend.
Plot Progression
Grief and Invitation
— Dani deals with trauma from her sister's murder-suicide. Christian invites her to Sweden despite plans to break up.
Cultural Intrusion
— The group arrives at the Hårga commune. Initial interactions involve psychedelic trips and disturbing ceremonies like the Ättestupa.
Escalating Horror
— Mark is lured away and Josh is murdered. Dani becomes May Queen while Christian is coerced into a degrading sexual ritual.
Betrayal and Sacrifice
— Christian discovers the corpses and is paralyzed. Dani is given the choice of the final sacrifice and selects Christian.
Dawn of Madness
— The temple burns with the sacrifices. Dani transitions from sobbing to smiling, fully embracing the commune.
