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Besökarna (Eng. title The Visitors) is a Swedish horror/thriller movie I watched some time ago with a friend. We mostly chose it at random as it was on Netflix and we have a thing for old semi-tacky movies.

The plot centers around a young couple, Frank (Kjell Bergqvist) and Sara (Lena Endre) who move in to a secluded old house in the countryside with their two children. As one might imagine strange things start happening; wallpaper keeps falling down without explanation and wet footsteps appear in the attic. Frank contacts a paranormal investigator, Allan (Johannes Brost). Together they investigate the mysterious attic and unravel the house's history.

The movie is very much a product of the 80's and far from a masterpiece. It is a fun time though and does manage to get some suspence going, although I have a hard time calling it scary. The vibe is kind of silly in an accidental yet charming way. The effects and acting are good enough. The movie also features a fed up mailman just trying to do his job goddammit. I do think it's interesting and fun that the husband is the one who knows about the ghost and is thus the one deemed crazy, all too often I think movies rely on the "delusional hysterical woman" thing.

Funny quotes:

"Ja men skratta då för fan!" roughly translating to "Fucking laugh then!"

And following a conversation about peacock sexual dimorphism at the dinner table:

"Hanen måste göra sig fin för honan och sen kan dom para sig."

*slams glass on the table*

"I det här huset säger vi knulla!"

Translation:

"The male needs to make himself look nice for the female and then they can mate."

"In this house we say fucking!"

Overall I think it's worth a watch if you're into horror and older movies! It might be hard to find an English translation or subtitled version though(?)