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A chilling fairytale; dark, mysterious and hypnotically beautiful.
12 year old Oskar is an outsider, struggling to fit in at school and left alone to fend for himself at home while his mother works nights. One evening he meets the mysterious Eli. As a sweet romance blossoms between them, Oskar learns to overcome his tormentors and discovers Eli's dark secret and her connection to the gruesome events occuring across town. Together they must help Eli be gone and live, or stay and die.
Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing and darkly atmospheric tender tableau of adolescence.
Special Features:
- Commentary with Director Tomas Alfredson and author John Ajvide Lindqviste
- Deleted Scenes
- Trailer
- Tomas Alfredson
- 15
- Kare Hedebrant
- Lina Leandersson
- Per Ragnar
- Henrik Dahl
- Karin Bergquist
- Peter Carlberg
- Ika Nord
- Mikael Ram
English
- 2008
- Swedish
- 2
- 2
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A chilling fairytale; dark, mysterious and hypnotically beautiful.
12 year old Oskar is an outsider, struggling to fit in at school and left alone to fend for himself at home while his mother works nights. One evening he meets the mysterious Eli. As a sweet romance blossoms between them, Oskar learns to overcome his tormentors and discovers Eli's dark secret and her connection to the gruesome events occuring across town. Together they must help Eli be gone and live, or stay and die.
Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing and darkly atmospheric tender tableau of adolescence.
Special Features:
- Commentary with Director Tomas Alfredson and author John Ajvide Lindqviste
- Deleted Scenes
- Trailer
- Tomas Alfredson
- 15
- Kare Hedebrant
- Lina Leandersson
- Per Ragnar
- Henrik Dahl
- Karin Bergquist
- Peter Carlberg
- Ika Nord
- Mikael Ram
English
- 2008
- Swedish
- 2
- 2
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Refreshing
After an endless stream of predictable vampire teen romance films and tv shows this is a refreshing change. The film is shot with beauty and intelligence, it's storyline is understated and is more about isolation and unexpected friendship. There are some great scenes and this film is ideal for both arthouse and horror fans. If you want fast paced action, constant gore or a tired formulaic romance plot this probably isn't for you, but if you love films that break the generic modes and offer something new, then watch it as it really is a great film!
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Interesting but not ever hits heights
Don't watch this if you're after good looking teenage vampires. THis is a thoughtful, slow and sometimes shocking Scandinavian film with unknown child leads. The originality of the story is in it's favour as is the excellent acting, Sometimes though it's a little bit too downbeat and slow and could do with speeding up a little. All in all a positive though maybe not as good as the book of the same name.
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