Let the Right One In (2008) Låt den rätte komma in (original title)

Director:

Tomas Alfredson

Writers:

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

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (Norway)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

Eli is 12 years old. She's been 12 for over 200 years and, she just moved in next door.

Plot:

Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Suburb | Vampire | Blood | Classroom

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 60 wins & 17 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kåre Hedebrant	...	Oskar
Lina Leandersson	...	Eli
Per Ragnar	...	Håkan
Henrik Dahl	...	Erik
Karin Bergquist	...	Yvonne
Peter Carlberg	...	Lacke
Ika Nord	...	Virginia
Mikael Rahm	...	Jocke
Karl-Robert Lindgren	...	Gösta
Anders T. Peedu	...	Morgan
Pale Olofsson	...	Larry
Cayetano Ruiz	...	Magister Avila
Patrik Rydmark	...	Conny
Johan Sömnes	...	Andreas
Mikael Erhardsson	...	Martin

Also Known As:

"Låt den rätte komma in" - Sweden (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some bloody violence including disturbing images, brief nudity and language.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:15 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Germany:16 | Denmark:15 | Norway:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Italy:VM14 | Ireland:16 | France:-12 | Mexico:B15 | Portugal:M/18 | Iceland:16 | Poland:15 | Spain:13 | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Brazil:16 | Japan:PG-12

Filming Locations:

Blackeberg, Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Company:

EFTI

Trivia:

Several tricks were used to create the right sound effects for some of the gorier scenes. Biting into sausages was used to replicate biting into skin and flesh, and drinking yogurt was used to sound like drinking blood. The sound of the children blinking was made by the skin of a grape rubbing against each other in an almost 'blinking' motion.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When Eli invites Oskar in her apartment, her image is reflected into the mirror on the wall. What a vampire should and should not do or be able to varies from story to story. It's established in the source novel that Eli does have a reflection, as it is how Oskar sees her for the very first time: through a reflection.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Oskar:Squeal like a pig. So, squeal.

Movie Connections:

References "Smurfs" (1981)

Soundtrack:

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Twilight vs. Let the right one in: immaturity vs classics

I have watched both Twilight and Let the Right one in.

I strongly feel that Let the Right outruns Twilight on almost EVERY SINGLE ASPECT, except, of course, advertisement, due to the inequality of budgets. (a Swedish director vs a Hollywood one, come on...) If Twilight is no more than an idol gallery under the skin of vampire horror, Let the Right one in is such a film that completely redefines people's perception on traditional vampire horrors.

There aren't many gory scenes or special visual impacts, unlike Twilight being fraught with computer generated scenes. Plus, the pace of Let the Right is slow, without many exaggerations. Yet, the audience could feel the profound impact of the film within, an impact that totally transcends cheap sensory stimuli, while exerting a quiet yet POWERFUL "shake" upon people's soul.

I felt very upset that an American remake will be done next year. From our common sense, we could deduct how the remake would be compared to the original. Before the remake ruins the story, do yourself a favour watching the originals!!!

If you feel yourself mentally more mature than 15 y.o., go watch Let the Right on in instead of Twilight. You will NOT regret your choice.