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Let the Right One In

Original title: Låt den rätte komma in
  • 20082008
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  • 1h 54m
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7.9/10
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Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl.
IMDb RATING
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220K
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POPULARITY
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    • Tomas Alfredson
    • John Ajvide Lindqvist(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kåre Hedebrant
    • Lina Leandersson
    • Per Ragnar
    • Tomas Alfredson
    • John Ajvide Lindqvist(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Kåre Hedebrant
    • Lina Leandersson
    • Per Ragnar
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 647User reviews
    • 494Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Let the Right One In: "Underpass Attack"
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    Let the Right One In: Trailer
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    Director Hanna Bergholm on the Films That Inspired 'Hatching'
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    Unconventional Romances to Stream Now
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    Let the Right One In: "Hit Them Back"
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    Let the Right One In: "Virginia Changes"
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    Let the Right One In: "Virginia Attacks"
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    Let the Right One In: "Locker Room"
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    Let the Right One In: "Oskar's Scrapbook"
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    Let the Right One In: You're supposed to help me"
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    Let the Right One In: "Hakan Attack"
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    Let the Right One In: ""Killing Kit"
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    Patrik Rydmark, Johan Charles, Mikael Erhardsson, and Kåre Hedebrant in Let the Right One In (2008)
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    Lina Leandersson in Let the Right One In (2008)
    Kåre Hedebrant in Let the Right One In (2008)
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    Kåre Hedebrant
    Kåre Hedebrant
    • Oskar
    Lina Leandersson
    Lina Leandersson
    • Eli
    Per Ragnar
    Per Ragnar
    • Håkan
    Henrik Dahl
    • Erik
    Karin Bergquist
    Karin Bergquist
    • Yvonne
    Peter Carlberg
    • Lacke
    Ika Nord
    Ika Nord
    • Virginia
    Mikael Rahm
    • Jocke
    Karl-Robert Lindgren
    • Gösta
    Anders T. Peedu
    • Morgan
    Pale Olofsson
    • Larry
    Cayetano Ruiz
    • Magister Avila
    Patrik Rydmark
    Patrik Rydmark
    • Conny
    Johan Charles
    Johan Charles
    • Andreas
    • (as Johan Sömnes)
    Mikael Erhardsson
    • Martin
    Rasmus Luthander
    • Jimmy
    Sören Källstigen
    • Janne - Eriks kompis
    Malin Cederblad
    • Sjukhusreceptionist
    • (as Malin Cederbladh)
      • Tomas Alfredson
      • John Ajvide Lindqvist(screenplay) (novel)
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    • 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 grapes rubbing together in an almost "blinking" motion.
    • Goofs
      (at around 16 mins) As Oskar is looking in his clip book with old newspaper articles, a serial number used by the Swedish police is visible. That number ends with 95, which means that crime was committed in 1995. The movie, however, is set in 1982.
    • Quotes

      Oskar: Eli... Can you and I be together?

      Eli: What do you mean?

      Oskar: Well... Will you be my girlfriend?

      Eli: Oskar... I'm not a girl.

      Oskar: You're not?

      [pause]

      Oskar: Can we be together?

      Eli: Can't we just be how we are?

      Oskar: I guess...

      Eli: Do you do something special if you're "together"?

      Oskar: No.

      Eli: We stay just as we were?

      Oskar: Yes.

      Eli: Then I agree...

      Oskar: What?

      Eli: We can be "together".

      Oskar: Really?

      Eli: [Whispers] Yes.

      Oskar: Good.

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      Written by Per Gessle

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    User reviews647

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    10/10
    Brilliantly original work of art, both horrifying and tender
    "Let the Right One In" is, at its heart, a sweet coming-of-age story which is so unique and different that it simply defies categorization. In this Swedish film, adapted from John Ajvide Lindqvist's bestselling book, director Tomas Alfredson dares to mix pleasure and pain in a way that is both horrifying and tender.

    "Let the Right One In" has a storyline which, although it reveals some secrets early on, is best left as a surprise. So this will necessarily be one of those rare reviews in which the less said about the plot the better. 12-year-olds Oskar (Kare Hedebrant) and Eli (Lina Leandersson) meet one snowy afternoon at a jungle gym in the courtyard of Oskar's housing complex outside Stockholm. Their young, tender attraction for each other is apparent right from the start and we think we know where their relationship is headed. But there is a deep dark secret to be discovered here and when it's revealed the audience is both repulsed and curiously fascinated at the same time, in a similar fashion as when yellow crime scene tape brings us closer rather than warning us away.

    The supporting cast is completely beholden to the narrative as it revolves around the adorable young couple, whose performances rival the best I've ever seen for actors of that age. The innocence and vulnerability of Hedebrant's Oskar is simply a tour-de-force and he admirably carries the film on his little shoulders. Leandersson matches him scene by scene, line by line, and the result literally gave me chills.

    Production values are stellar, with all technical aspects -- lighting, original music by Johan Soderqvist, and Hoyte Van Hoytema's cinematography -- combining in perfect synchronization to produce a Hitchockian tale that somehow brings love and light into what could have been the darkest drama imaginable.

    "Let the Right One In" was the overwhelming choice for Best Narrative Feature after its North American Premiere here at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. It is a truly well-deserved honor. Tomas Alfredson has crafted a brilliant work of art that left me shaking my head with wonder.
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    • Release date
      • December 12, 2008 (United States)
      • Sweden
      • Swedish
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Örnäset, Luleå, Norrbottens län, Sweden
    • Production companies
      • EFTI
      • Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
      • Filmpool Nord
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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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