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
come 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 and darkly
atmospheric, yet poetic and unexpectedly tender tableau of
adolescence. The feature is based on the best-selling novel
by John Ajvide Lindqvist.
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