All Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2010 Films

Let Me In (Let Me In)

World Panorama - Doha Tribecca Film Festival 2010

Synopsis

Based on the best selling Swedish novel ("Let The Right One In") and critically acclaimed film of the same name, "Let Me In," the American remake directed by the talented Matt Reeves ("Cloverfield") is a haunting addition to the latest surge of vampire mania. When 12-year old Abby, moves into a snow-covered New Mexico housing complex, Owen, a lonely and bullied fifth-grader tries to forge a friendship. His suburban evenings of peeping on the neighbors are soon replaced by time with Abby. But Abby is not like the other girls... and, as a string of unexplained murders plague the town, her secret cannot be kept for long. Reeves crafts a frightening thriller fused with poignancy and precision - undoubtably drawing on inspiration from its Swedish predecessor. Greig Fraser's cinematography is chilling and inhabited by riveting performances by Elias Koteas and new comers Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz.

About the Director

Matt Reeves
Born in Rockville Center, New York, Reeves attended the University of Southern California. He wrote and directed his feature film debut "The Pallbearer" before conceiving the TV series "Felicity" with J.J. Abrams. Later he co-wrote the screenplay for "The Yards" and directed the sci-fi hit "Cloverfield." "Let Me In" is his third feature.

Credits

Director

Matt Reeves

Screenwriter

Matt Reeves

Producer

Donna Gigliotti, Alex Brunner, Simon Oakes, Tobin Armbrust, Guy East, John Nordling, Carl Molinder

Editor

Stan Salfas

Production Designer

Ford Wheeler

Executive Producer

Nigel Sinclair, John Ptak, Philip Elway, Fredrik Malmberg

Music

Michael Giacchino

Cinematographer

Greig Fraser

Cast

Chloe Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins, Elias Koteas, Cara Buono, Chris Browning

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