Fiction

LÅT DEN RÄTTE KOMMA IN

LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Tomas Alfredson
S 2008
114 min
V'08

As much coming-of-age story as vampire tale, Let the Right One In is anomalously both elliptical and tender and does its unsettling work quietly. 12-year-old Oskar lives in a drab village outside Stockholm, where by day he is the victim of relentless bullying, and by night he dreams of revenge. Slipping out of sight of his single mother, Oskar fills a notebook with news on the gruesome killings that have set neighborhood nerves on edge - someone is tying people up, breaking their necks, and draining their blood - and rehearses knife moves in the icy courtyard of his apartment complex. One night, an apparition appears on the decaying jungle gym behind him: Eli, the new girl next door. The two misfits befriend each other.
Director Tomas Alfredson treats the fantastic as the everyday stuff of life in Let the Right One In. Although there are moments of gore, Alfredson handles them with a restrained precision, and the eerie stillness of the scenes makes them shudderingly memorable. Though dark themes prevail, the essence of the film lies mainly in the relationship between Oskar and Eli, tactfully portrayed by the talented young actors. The two emit a natural innocence even within the gloomy storyline, conveying a constant sense of hope. (David Kwok)

Credits
  • Kåre Hedebrant - Oskar
  • Lina Leandersson - Eli
  • Per Ragnar - Håkan
  • Henrik Dahl - Erik
  • Karin Bergquist - Yvonne
  • Peter Carlberg - Lacke
  • John Ajvide Lindqvist
  • Hoyte vaj Hoytema
  • Per Sundström
  • Tomas Alfredson
  • Dino Jonsäter
  • Johan Söderqvist
  • Eva Norén
  • Jessica Fridén
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35 mm
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