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Midsummer Madness

Midsummer Madness

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Midsummer Madness

"Let's do it - let's fall in love."

2007

1h 34m

5.6(28 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

St. John’s Night is a traditional Latvian midsummer celebration where family and friends get together to build bonfires, drink and have a good time. According to a legend, on this night lovers and those who wish to fall in love can search the woods for the "magic fern".

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Fischer Film

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Orlando Wells

Orlando Wells

Curt

Gundars Āboliņš

Gundars Āboliņš

Oskars

Maria de Medeiros

Maria de Medeiros

Livia

Dominique Pinon

Dominique Pinon

Toni

Chulpan Khamatova

Chulpan Khamatova

Aida

Tobias Moretti

Tobias Moretti

Peteris

Victor McGuire

Victor McGuire

Mike

Detlev Buck

Detlev Buck

Axel

Roland Düringer

Roland Düringer

Karl

Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr

Maja

Creative team

Directed by: Alexander Hahn
Written by: Alexander Hahn
Norman Hudis
Produced by: Guntis Trekteris
Markus Fischer

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