Let the Right One In
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tomas Alfredson
Kare Hedebrant
Lina Leandersson
Per Ragnar
Henrik Dahl
Karin Bergquist
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night and doesn't seem affected by the freezing temperatures. Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of inexplicable disappearances and murders. One man is found tied to a tree, another frozen in the lake, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems to be the common denominator, and for an introverted boy like Oskar, who is fascinated by gruesome stories, it doesn't take long before he figures out that Eli is a vampire. But by now a subtle romance has blossomed between Oskar and Eli, and she gives him the strength to fight back against his aggressors. Oskar becomes increasingly aware of the tragic, inhuman dimension of Eli's plight, but cannot bring himself to forsake her. Frozen forever in a twelve-year-old's body, with all the burgeoning feelings and confused emotions of a young adolescent, Eli knows that she can only continue to live if she keeps on moving. But when Oskar faces his darkest hour, Eli returns to defend him the only way she can.
Director
Tomas Alfredson
Cast
Kare Hedebrant
Lina Leandersson
Per Ragnar
Henrik Dahl
Karin Bergquist
Peter Carlberg
Ika Nord
Mikael Rahm
Karl-robert Lindgren
Patrik Rydmark
Anders T Peedu
Pale Olofsson
Crew
Tomas Alfredson
Henrik Andersson
Frida Asp
Gunnar Carlsson
Ricard Constantinou
Mia Eriksson-degerlund
Cilla Holm
Dino Jonsäter
John Ajvide Lindqvist
John Ajvide Lindqvist
Carl Molinder
John Nordling
Eva Noren
Kimmo Rajala
Lena Rehnberg
Johan Söderqvist
Maria Strid
Maria Strid
Per Sundstrom
Per-erik Svensson
Hoyte Van Hoytema
Hoyte Van Hoytema
Maggie Widstrand
Anna Zackrisson
Anna Zakrisson
Fredrik Zander
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Foreign Language Film by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Foreign Language Film by the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Foreign-Language Film by the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).
Winner of the 2008 award for Best Foreign-Language Film by the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA).
Winner of the Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
Winner of the Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award at the 2008 Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Winner of two 2008 awards including Best Foreign Language Film and Most Promising Director by the Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA).
Released in United States Fall October 24, 2008
Released in United States on Video March 10, 2009
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States June 2008
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Rotterdammerung) January 23-February 3, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Narrative Feature Competition) April 23-May 4, 2008.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 25-October 10, 2008.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Showcase) June 18-29, 2008.
Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Dark Wave) June 19-29, 2008.
Based on the novel "Lat Den Ratte Komma In" written by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
Released in United States Fall October 24, 2008 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video March 10, 2009
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Rotterdammerung) January 23-February 3, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Narrative Feature Competition) April 23-May 4, 2008.)
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 25-October 10, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Showcase) June 18-29, 2008.)
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Dark Wave) June 19-29, 2008.)
Winner of the 2009 award for Best Foreign Language Film by the London Critics' Circle.
