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.
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award75 wins & 58 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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An American remake seems inevitable, but it will be hard to re-create the haunting spell cast by this wonderfully strange film about being young and going steady with a monster.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
23 Jan 2009
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This bruised and brilliant fairy tale is one of the year's true originals.
– David Jenkins,
Time Out,
9 Apr 2009
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Calling to mind the work of Anne Rice and Stephen King, atmospheric adaptation of Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist's bestseller is well directed by his countryman Tomas Alfredson.
– Alissa Simon,
Variety,
6 Jul 2010
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A remarkably moving horror tale, about a pale, bullied twelve-year-old boy (Kare Hedebrant) and his first love (Lina Leandersson), who happens to be a vampire.