Let The Right One In

– Set in 1982 in the suburb of Blackeberg, Stockholm, twelve-year-old Oskar is a lonely outsider, bull..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 54 Minutes
Release Year:
2008
Original Name:
Låt den rätte komma in
Let the Right One In (2008) - Also known as Låt den rätte komma in

Set in 1982 in the suburb of Blackeberg, Stockholm, twelve-year-old Oskar is a lonely outsider, bullied at school by his classmates; at home, Oskar dreams of revenge against a trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old, next-door neighbor Eli, who only appears at night in the snow-covered playground outside their building.

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Let the Right One In (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

12 Dec 2008

Language:

Swedish, Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Tomas Alfredson

Writer:

John Ajvide Lindqvist (screenplay), John Ajvide Lindqvist (novel)

Main Actors:

Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl

Plot:

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.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 72 wins & 51 nominations.

Gross profit:

$2,100,000

Production:

Magnet/Magnolia Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
Metacritic:
82%