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Let the right one in (Låt den rätte komma in) - Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Tomas Alfredson

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A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant) is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli (Lina Leandersson), also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night and doesn't seem affected by the freezing temperatures. Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of inexplicable disappearances and murders. One man is found tied to a tree, another frozen in the lake, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems to be the common denominator - and for an introverted boy like Oskar, who is fascinated by gruesome stories, it doesn't take long before he figures out that Eli is a vampire. But by now a subtle romance has blossomed between Oskar and Eli, and she gives him the strength to fight back against his aggressors. Oskar becomes increasingly aware of the tragic, inhuman dimension of Eli's plight, but cannot bring himself to forsake her. Frozen forever in a 12-year-old's body, with all the burgeoning feelings and confused emotions of a young adolescent, Eli knows that she can only continue to live if she keeps on moving. But when Oskar faces his darkest hour, Eli returns to defend him the only way she can.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film horror Sweden thriller pre-teen bully school vampire adolescent romance

Persons of interest

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
Rasmus Luthander .... Jimmy
Sören Källstigen .... Janne
Kajsa Linderholm .... Lärarinnan
Ingemar Raukola .... Vaktmästaren
Kent Rishaug .... Kioskägaren
Linus Hannu .... Pojke som dödas
Christoffer Bohlin .... Matte
Susanne Ruben .... Eli åldrad
John Ajvide Lindqvist .... Author
John Ajvide Lindqvist .... Screenwriter
Tomas Alfredson .... Director

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Awards and film festivals:

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 2009: Won: Best International Film; Nominated: Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Lina Leandersson), Best Writing (John Ajvide Lindqvist)
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2009: Won: Black Tulip Award (Tomas Alfredson), Silver Scream Award (Tomas Alfredson)
Austin Fantastic Fest 2008: Won: Horror Jury Prize Best Horror Feature
Austin Film Critics Association 2008: Won: Best Foreign Language Film
Australian Film Critics Association Awards 2009: Won: Best Overseas Film
Bodil Awards 2009: Won: Best Non-American Film (Tomas Alfredson)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2008: Won: Foreign Language Film
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2009: Nominated: Critics Choice Award Best Foreign Language Film
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film 2009: Won: Golden Raven International Competition (Tomas Alfredson)
Calgary International Film Festival 2008: Won: Best International Feature (Tomas Alfredson)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008: Won: Best Foreign Language Film (Sweden), Most Promising Filmmaker (Tomas Alfredson); Nominated: Most Promising Performer (Lina Leandersson)
Chlotrudis Awards 2009: Won: Best Adapted Screenplay (John Ajvide Lindqvist), Best Cinematography Hoyte Van Hoytema), Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema), Best Movie; Nominated: Best Actress (Lina Leandersson), Best Director (Tomas Alfredson)
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2008: Won: Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award (Tomas Alfredson)
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2009: Won: Best Actress (Lina Leandersson), Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film, Best Score (Johan Söderqvist), Best Screenplay (John Ajvide Lindqvist), 2nd place: Best Actor (Kåre Hedebrant)
Fant-Asia Film Festival 2008: Won: Best European/North - South American Film (Tomas Alfredson), Jury Prize Best Director (Tomas Alfredson), Best Film (Tomas Alfredson), Best Photography Hoyte Van Hoytema)
Film Critics Circle of Australia 2009: Won: Best Foreign Language Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2008: Won: Best Foreign Language Film
Guldbagge Awards 2009: Won: Best Achievement (Eva Norén for the production design; Per Sundström, Jonas Jansson, Patrik Strömdahl for the sound), Best Cinematography (Hoyte Van Hoytema), Best Direction (Tomas Alfredson), Best Screenplay (John Ajvide Lindqvist); Nominated: Best Film (John Nordling, Carl Molinder), Best Supporting Actor (Per Ragnar)
Gérardmer Film Festival 2009: Won: Critics Award (Tomas Alfredson), Grand Prize Best Film (Tomas Alfredson)
Göteborg Film Festival 2008: Won: Nordic Film Prize (Tomas Alfredson), Nordic Vision Award (Hoyte Van Hoytema)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards 2009: Won: Best Foreign Language Film
NatFilm Festival 2008: Won: Critics Award (Tomas Alfredson)
Neuchâtel International Fantasy Film Festival 2008: Won: Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver (Tomas Alfredson), Special Mention (Tomas Alfredson), Youth Jury Award (Tomas Alfredson)
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2009: Won: Best Foreign Language Film, Best Screenplay Adapted (John Ajvide Lindqvist), Breakthrough Filmmaker Tomas Alfredson), Breakthrough Performance (Lina Leandersson); Nominated:
Breakthrough Performance (Kåre Hedebrant)
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2008: Won: Best Foreign Language Film
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival 2008: Won: Best Director (Tomas Alfredson), Citizen's Choice Award (Tomas Alfredson)
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2008: Won: Best Foreign Language Film
San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2008: Won: Best Foreign Language Film
Satellite Awards 2008: Nominated: Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language Film
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival 2008: Won: Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold (Tomas Alfredson)
South-eastern Film Critics Association Awards 2008: Won: Best Foreign Language Film
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2008: Won: Audience Award Best Feature Film (Tomas Alfredson)
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2008: Won: Best Foreign-Language Film
Tribeca Film Festival 2008: Won: Best Narrative Feature (Tomas Alfredson)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008: Won: Best Foreign Language Film
Woodstock Film Festival 2008: Won: Audience Award Best Narrative Feature (Tomas Alfredson)
Young Artist Awards 2009: Nominated: Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performers (Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson)

NB: Swedish language dialogue with English language subtitles
See also Let me in
Studios and distributors:

Madman Entertainment

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Theatrical report

Horror? I wouldn't call this a horror but more of a drama. I guess the horror side is that she sucks people's blood and there is a little bit of gore, but still I'd classify this as a drama. The movie itself dragged on and on, and when it was over, I was like yay, but also WTF?. The movie is pointless and the plot doesn't really give you details on how she became a vampire, but just that she is one.

The plot was pointless, not even given us depth in why she became a vampire. The plot started off really slow, then picked up the pace then slowed down for the rest of the movie. Many plot holes throughout were obvious and the film wasn't as good as other critics make it out to be.

The acting was pretty good, with the two youngsters being the obvious people to steal the limelight. Supporting cast fitted well, and only one character was so unbelievable it was depressing.

Overall, Let the right one in (Låt den rätte komma in) is rather boring, and isn't recommended.

The horror, Sweden, thriller movie Let the right one in (Låt den rätte komma in) is directed by Tomas Alfredson and stars Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar.