Oskar (Kåre Hedebrant), a meek 12-year-old boy, lives with his single mother, Yvonne (Karin Bergquist), in the western Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. His classmates regularly bully him, and he spends his evenings imagining revenge. One night, he meets Eli (Lina Leandersson), who has the physical appearance of a pale girl his own age. Eli has recently moved into the next door apartment to Oskar, with an older man named Håkan (Per Ragnar). Eli initially informs Oskar that they cannot be friends. However, over time, they begin to form a close relationship, with Oskar lending his Rubik's Cube to Eli, and the two exchanging Morse code messages through their adjoining wall. Håkan requests that Eli stop seeing Oskar. After questioning him about a cut on his cheek, Eli discovers that Oskar is being bullied by schoolmates and encourages him to stand up for himself. This inspires Oskar to enroll for weight-training classes after school.
Meanwhile, Håkan has killed a local resident to provide blood for Eli, but fails to return with it. Eli waylays and kills a local resident named Jocke (Mikael Rohm), making his way home from a bar. Håkan attempts to hide the body in a lake. Håkan makes one final effort to obtain blood for Eli by trapping a student in a changing room after school. He fails, however, when the victim calls for help and some students manage to break into the room. Before they can locate him, Håkan, wanting to prevent the authorities from identifying him and tracing Eli, pours some concentrated hydrochloric acid onto his face, disfiguring it. When Håkan is taken to the hospital, Eli finds out where he is being held and scales the walls to his room. Håkan lets Eli in the window and offers his neck for Eli to feed on. After Eli has fed, Håkan falls out the window to his death. Now alone, Eli goes to Oskar's apartment and spends the night with him, during which time they agree to "go steady." Eli says, "I'm not a girl," but Oskar ignores this.
During a skating field-trip to the lake, some of Oskar's fellow-students discover Jocke's body, hidden by Håkan. At the same time, Oskar finally stands up to his tormentors, who had threatened to throw him into the icy water. He strikes the leader of the bullies, Conny (Patrik Rydmark), on the side of the head with a pole, damaging his ear. Some time later, Oskar shows Eli a private place he knows. Unaware that Eli is a vampire, Oskar suggests that they form a blood bond, and cuts his hand, asking Eli to do the same. Eli, thirsting for blood but not wanting to harm Oskar, laps up his spilt blood before running away. Soon after, Eli attacks Virginia (Ika Nord), a local woman who had stormed out of a drinking session with Jocke’s old friends. Her boyfriend, Lacke (Peter Carlberg), who was also Jocke's best friend, turns up in time to interrupt the attack.
Virginia survives, but soon discovers that she has become painfully sensitive to sunlight. Thirsting for blood, she pays a visit to her friend, the eccentric Gösta. Gösta's many cats attack her fiercely. In the hospital, Virginia, who has realised what she has become, asks an orderly to open the blinds in her room. When the sunlight streams in, she bursts into flames. Lacke, who has lost everything because of Eli, seeks out Håkan and Eli's apartment. Breaking in, he discovers Eli asleep in the bathtub. As he is about to stake Eli with a knife, Oskar distracts him. Eli is alerted by the noise and kills Lacke. Eli realises that it is no longer safe to stay, and informs Oskar of this.
The next morning, Oskar receives a phone call from Conny's friend, Martin (Mikael Erhardsson), who lures Oskar out to resume the after-school fitness program at the local swimming pool. The bullies, led by Conny and his sadistic older brother, Jimmy (Rasmus Luthander), start a fire to draw Mr. Ávila (Cayetano Ruiz), the teacher in charge, outside. While Ávila is distracted, they storm the pool and order the other children to clear out. This leaves Oskar trapped alone in the pool. Jimmy forces Oskar under the water, threatening to cut his eye out if he does not hold his breath for three minutes. While Oskar is underwater, however, there is commotion above the surface. Soon Jimmy's severed head drops into the pool, followed shortly by the arm which had held Oskar down. Eli then pulls Oskar out of the water. Three dismembered bodies lie around the pool while Andreas (Johan Sömnes), the reluctant fourth bully, sobs on a bench. Later, Oskar is travelling on a train with Eli in a box beside him, safe from sunlight. From inside, Eli taps the word "kiss" to Oskar in Morse code, which he taps back.
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Låt den rätte komma in o Déjame entrar (titulada como: Déjame entrar en España y México y Criatura de la noche en otros países de Hispanoamérica) es una película sueca de terror y romance dirigida por Tomas Alfredson. Está basada en la novela del mismo título de John Ajvide Lindqvist, que también escribió el guion de la película. Cuenta la historia de un niño de doce años que sufre acoso escolar que entabla amistad con una niña vampiro en Blackeberg, un suburbio de Estocolmo. La película recibió numerosos elogios de la crítica internacional y ganó numerosos premios incluyendo el "Premio Founders al mejor guion adaptado" en el Festival Cinematográfico de Tribeca del año 2008. y el Méliès de Oro de la Federación de Festivales de Cine Fantástico Europeo por la Mejor Película Fantástica Europea.
Впусти меня (фильм, 2008)
«Впусти меня» (швед. Låt den rätte komma in) — кинофильм шведского режиссёра Томаса Альфредсона, основанный на одноимённом романе[1] шведского писателя Юна Айвиде Линдквиста, который выступил сценаристом кинокартины. Это история о 12-летнем мальчике, живущем в пригороде Стокгольма Блакеберге и обижаемом сверстниками. Он заводит дружбу с девочкой по имени Эли, которая оказывается вампиром.
Название книги и фильма отсылает к носящей схожее имя известной песне британского певца Стивена Патрика Моррисси, а также в какой-то мере к бытующему в фольклоре поверью, по которому вампир может проникнуть в чужой дом только будучи так или иначе приглашённым хозяином. Русское название фильма «Впусти меня» является переводом английского варианта «Let me in», хотя оригинальное шведское название «Låt den rätte komma in» дословно на русский должно переводиться примерно как «Впусти того, кого следует». Когда роман готовился к выходу в США, американские книгоиздатели попросили Линдквиста сократить название, потому что оно не умещалось на заданном формате обложки. В России роман также был издан под сокращённым названием.
Фильм получил признание международной критики, а также множество наград, включая «Премию основателей за Лучшую Особенность Рассказа» на Кинофестивале Трайбека в 2008 году. В самой Швеции фильм получил четырёх Золотых Жуков от Шведского института кино. В связи с успехом фильма на различных кинофестивалях ещё задолго до выхода картины в американский прокат независимая студия «Hammer Films» на Кинофестивале Трайбека в апреле 2008 года приобрела права на англоязычный ремейк, который вышел на экраны в 2010 году.
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Morse (Låt den rätte komma in) est un film d'horreur suédois réalisé par Tomas Alfredson et sorti en 2008.
Basé sur le roman Laisse-moi entrer (intitulé Låt den rätte komma in en version originale) de John Ajvide Lindqvist, le film relate la relation entre un garçon de 12 ans, victime de harcèlement scolaire, et sa voisine qui se révèle être un vampire. Si le film n'a eu qu'un modeste succès en salles, il reçut en revanche un très bon accueil critique et fut récompensé dans de nombreux festivals. Un remake américain, Laisse-moi entrer, est sorti en 2010.
