Let the Right One In

Let the Right One In

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

Rating

3.5 (1)

Release Date

10/24/2008

Runtime

115 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Budget

$4,000,000

Revenue

$10,785,801

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A haunting slow-burn about two lonely children forming an unlikely bond, where tenderness and dread coexist in the Swedish winter. The film treats its vampire mythology with restraint, focusing instead on the quiet ache of outsiderness and the dangerous comfort of being truly understood.

Mood

MelancholicUnsettlingIntimateWistful

Themes

Coming of ageIsolationLoveIdentity

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDesaturatedHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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