Journal de Etica y Cine

Volumen 04 | Nº 2

JULY 2014

Bullying: a tragic trap

Låt den rätte komma in | Thomas Alfredson | 2008

Abstract

Låt den rätte komma in (T. Alfredson, 2008), based on the novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindqvist, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. Oskar tells the story of a young 12 year old constantly harassed by his classmates. Meet your new neighbor Eli who feeds on blood so killer to survive. They built a bond that makes him change his painful daily, full life of abuse and beatings. What is the way out in this perverse dynamic between bully and bullied when no thirdness this? The love between Oskar and Eli is introduced into this trap, as such, has a tragic ending.

Key Words Bullying | Instinctual Disclaimer | Tragic Trap | Social Tie

This article is, for the time being, only available in Spanish: El acoso escolar: una encerrona trágica

NOTAS

Etica y Cine (Ethics & Films) is a Peer Reviewed Quarterly Journal Edited by
Department of Psychoanalysis and Department of Deontology, School of Psychology, National University of Cordoba, Argentina
Department of Psychology, Ethics and Human Rights, School of Psychology, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
With the collaboration of:
Center for Medical Ethics (CME), Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
Under the auspicious of:
The International Network of the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics.

Bullying: a tragic trap

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