Set in 1982 in the suburb of Blackeberg, Stockholm, twelve-year-old Oskar is a lonely outsider, bullied at school by his classmates; at home, Oskar dreams of revenge against a trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old, next-door neighbor Eli, who only appears at night in the snow-covered playground outside their building.

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Tagline
Eli is 12 years old. She’s been 12 for over 200 years and she just moved in next door.
Original title
Låt den rätte komma in
Release date
2008-01-26
Runtime
1h 54m
Languages
Swedish
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Director


  1. Tomas Alfredson

Writer


  1. John Ajvide Lindqvist

Cast


  1. Peter Carlberg
    Lacke
  2. Per Ragnar
    Håkan
  3. Karin Bergquist
    Yvonne
  4. Pale Olofsson
    Larry
  5. Tom Ljungman
    Young Man 1
  6. Henrik Dahl
    Erik
  7. Mikael Rahm
    Jocke
  8. Bernt Östman
    Virginia's Nurse
  9. Bengt Bylund
    Radio Newscaster (voice)
  10. Anders T. Peedu
    Morgan
  11. Malin Cederblad
    Hospital Receptionist
  12. Lina Leandersson
    Eli
  13. Kåre Hedebrant
    Oskar
  14. Rasmus Luthander
    Jimmy
  15. Cayetano Ruiz
    Magister Avila
  16. Johan Sömnes
    Andreas
  17. Patrik Rydmark
    Conny
  18. Susanne Ruben
    Eli (aged)
  19. Karl-Robert Lindgren
    Gösta
  20. Elin Almén
    Teenage Girl 2
  21. Bengt Lindström
    Radio Weather Report (voice)
  22. Julia Nilsson
    Teenage Girl 1
  23. Mikael Erhardsson
    Martin
  24. Sören Källstigen
    Janne, Erik's Friend
  25. Ika Nord
    Virginia
  26. Adam Stone
    Police in class
  27. Christoffer Bohlin
    Young Man 3
  28. Elif Ceylan
    Eli (voice)
  29. Fredrik Ramel
    Young Man 2
  30. Ingemar Raukola
    Janitor
  31. Kajsa Linderholm
    Teacher
  32. Kent Rishaug
    Kiosk Owner
  33. Linus Hanner
    Boy Being Killed

Producer


  1. Carl Molinder
  2. John Nordling

Director of Photography


  1. Hoyte van Hoytema

Editor


  1. Tomas Alfredson
  2. Dino Jonsäter