Variety reports that the vampire drama LET THE RIGHT ONE IN nabbed five awards at the Golden Bugs, the equivalent of the Oscars in its native Sweden. The ceremony took place Monday night.
The story of the deep and dark friendship that develops between a bullied young boy and a bloodsucking young girl took prizes for Director (Tomas Alfredson), Script (John Ajvide Lindqvist, based on his novel), Cinematography (Hoyte van Hoytema), Set Design (Eva Noren) and Sound (Per Sundstrom and Ljudteamet). Also up for the best film prize, it lost out to Jan Troell’s EVERLASTING MOMENTS. Released Stateside by Magnolia Pictures as part of its 6-Shooter Film Series, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN has so far grossed over $1.5 million in limited release and is still opening in new venues; for a list of upcoming playdates, click here, and go here to see the movie’s official U.S. website.LET THE RIGHT ONE IN will also be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on March 10, 2009. Pre-orders have already begun. You can also see the trailer below.
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