Let the Right One In - US Trailer for Tomas Alfredson's masterpiece

A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy´s wish for a friend seems to comes true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night and doesn´t seem affected by the freezing temperatures. Coinciding with Eli´s arrival is a series of inexplicable disappearances and murders... One man is found tied to a tree, another frozen in the lake, a woman bitten in the neck. Blood seems to be the common denominator - and for an introverted boy like Oskar, who is fascinated by gruesome stories, it doesn´t take long before he figures out that Eli is a vampire. But by now a subtle romance has blossomed between Oskar and Eli, and she gives him the strength to fight back against his aggressors. Oskar becomes increasingly aware of the tragic, inhuman dimension of Eli´s plight, but cannot bring himself to forsake her. Frozen forever in a twelve-year-old´s body, with all the burgeoning feelings and confused emotions of a young adolescent, Eli knows that she can only continue to live if she keeps on moving. But when Oskar faces his darkest hour, Eli returns to defend him the only way she can...

Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing, darkly atmospheric, yet unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence. The feature is based on the best-selling novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist, which the U.K. press qualified as "reminiscent of Stephen King at his best." (Independent on Sunday)

Director Tomas Alfredson :"I have always had the impression that a fantastic book should stay being a fantastic book, without being brought to the screen, until I read John Ajvide Lindquists´ "Let the Right One In"I was totally overwhelmed by the sceneries that came in front of my eyes and I couldn´t leave the book for the twelve hours it took me to read it the first time. I couldn´t stop thinking of bringing it to moving pictures - and now, three years and twelve hours after the first page, I´m very proud of changing my mind."

I mentioned this a while ago, but here is the latest trailer. Really looking forward to seeing this. Have any of my Swedish bretheren seen it? Is it as good as everyone is making out?

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