Let the Right One In
(2008)
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Let the Right One In
(2008)
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Kåre Hedebrant | ... | ||
Lina Leandersson | ... | ||
Per Ragnar | ... | ||
Henrik Dahl | ... |
Erik
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Karin Bergquist | ... | ||
Peter Carlberg | ... |
Lacke
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Ika Nord | ... | ||
Mikael Rahm | ... |
Jocke
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Karl-Robert Lindgren | ... |
Gösta
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Anders T. Peedu | ... |
Morgan
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Pale Olofsson | ... | ||
Cayetano Ruiz | ... | ||
Patrik Rydmark | ... | ||
Johan Sömnes | ... |
Andreas
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Mikael Erhardsson | ... |
Martin
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Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive? Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. Written by John Nordling, Producer
This movie is good.
The story is simple enough. A lonely boy, Oskar, befriends the girl next door, Eli, and with her help overcomes the school bullies.
But then there is so much more going on. There is a serial killer, who seems to pick on very cute adolescent boys and has a strange jealousy towards the Oskar. And there is a vampire who can only survive on blood. And there are some sexual undertones.
But all of it just helps a great story get told. The horror is well done and appropriate. The actors are all just right for their parts. The horror is always lurking round the corner and there to let you know that the world is a hard place even if the story we see is kind of funny or fantastical.
There are some mysteries everyone can figure out for themselves and the answers just add layers to this story that make it even better. Just remember what Eli says about what she is and take it to its logical conclusion.
A must see! On a side note, it is great to see the Vampire "rules" all upheld, of course the title itself refers to the rule that a vampire can only enter a home when he is invited in.