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Lilya 4-ever

Lilya 4-ever

20027.61h 49m

Overview

In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.

Directed by Lukas Moodysson
Written by Lukas Moodysson
Produced by Lars Jönsson
Box OfficeBudget: $2.7MRevenue: $1.0M

Top Cast

Oksana Akinshina

Oksana Akinshina

Lilja

Artyom Bogucharsky

Artyom Bogucharsky

Volodja

Ljubov Agapova

Ljubov Agapova

Lilja's Mother

Liilia Šinkarjova

Liilia Šinkarjova

Aunt Anna

Elina Benenson

Elina Benenson

Natasha

Pavel Ponomaryov

Pavel Ponomaryov

Andrei

T

Tomasz Neuman

Witek

Anastasiya Bedredinova

Anastasiya Bedredinova

Neighbor

Tõnu Kark

Tõnu Kark

Sergei

Nikolai Bentsler

Nikolai Bentsler

Natasha's Boyfriend

Themes & Keywords

escapeundergrounddespairswedennightclubhuman traffickingbased on true storypovertyprostitutionsex traffickingsex slaverydownward spiralcomplexteenage protagonistwistfulteenagerintense

About Lilya 4-ever

Lilya 4-ever is a drama, crime film released in 2002 exploring themes of escape, underground, despair, sweden, nightclub, human trafficking. Directed by Lukas Moodysson, it stars Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharsky, Ljubov Agapova. In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.

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