Let The Right One In

Released - 2008
Genre - Horror, Drama, Romance
Director - Tomas Alfredson
Starring - Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg

This is easily the best vampire film to be released in a very long time. It is a Swedish production based on the book by John Ajvide Lindqvist and it is hauntingly beautiful and touching which is very rare in a horror film. The story centres on Oskar, a young boy who is getting bullied at school and struggling at home with the separation of his parents. It is obvious that he is not receiving the support he needs and he fantasises about a violent revenge on his tormentors. One night a girl called Eli moves in next door and the two strike up a friendship which could develop into more, except for one thing, Eli is a vampire. This is extremely original and provides a genuinely fresh take on a genre which has become stale.

Gore - there are a few extremely gory scenes

Vampires - Eli appears to be a 12 year old girl but she isn't

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