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Let the Right One In
Låt den rätte komma in
2008 115 min Germany, Sweden R 18+
★8.0
Horror, Drama
Director: Tomas Alfredson
🎭 Based on
«Let the Right One In»
byJohn Ajvide Lindqvist
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Description
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
Budget:
$4M
US Gross:
$2.12M
Worldwide:
$10.79M
Starring
Kåre Hedebrant
Actor
Lina Leandersson
Actor
Per Ragnar
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2009
— Best International Feature Film
Saturn Awards 2009
— Best Screenplay
European Film Awards 2009
— Best Picture
European Film Awards 2009
— Best Original Score
European Film Awards 2009
— Audience Award
BAFTA 2010
— Best International Feature Film
Goya Awards 2010
— Best European Film
Saturn Awards 2009
— Best Young Performer
Key opinion
Let the Right One In is widely regarded as a masterful, atmospheric, and deeply emotional subversion of vampire tropes that favors character intimacy over conventional horror. While a few viewers found its slow, subdued pacing and unconventional narrative structure tedious or absurd, the majority praise its authentic child performances and haunting, melancholic tone.
| Acting | The child actors deliver sincere, captivating performances that anchor the film's emotional core. | |
| Direction | Thomas Alfredson’s direction successfully crafts a cold, immersive Scandinavian atmosphere that transcends genre boundaries. | |
| Originality | The film intentionally rejects American-style jump scares and blockbusters, opting for a quiet, nuanced, and realistic approach to a supernatural premise. | |
| Pacing | Viewers are polarized by the film’s pacing; many find the deliberate, slow-burn tempo essential to its melancholic beauty, while others experience it as boring or lacking in narrative momentum. | |
| Ending | The film’s climax evokes strong, divided reactions: some hail the final sequence as a powerful and unforgettable masterpiece of tension, while others find the sudden, graphic violence to be clumsy or jarring. |