Lilya 4-ever
Lilya 4-ever

Movie·2002·1h 49m

Lilya 4-ever

Country

Denmark

Language

Russian

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The Story

Original title: Lilja 4-ever

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.

Producer

Lars Jönsson

Cinematography

Ulf Brantås

Music

Nathan Larson

Editor

Michał Leszczyłowski

Themes

escapeundergrounddespairswedennightclubhuman traffickingbased on true storypovertyprostitutionsex traffickingsex slaverydownward spiral

Production House

Memfis Film
Det Danske Filminstitut
Film i Väst
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Svenska Filminstitutet
SVT

Audience Score

76%

661 votes

Skip7%
Timepass17%
Go for it38%
Perfection38%

Where to watch

Region: US

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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

Tomasz Neuman

Witek

Anastasiya Bedredinova

Anastasiya Bedredinova

Neighbor

Tõnu Kark

Tõnu Kark

Sergei

Nikolai Bentsler

Nikolai Bentsler

Natasha's Boyfriend

Aleksander Dorosjkevitch

Friend

Yevgeni Gurov

Friend

Aleksandr Sokolenko

Friend

Margo Kostelina

Cashier

Veronika Kovtun

Veronika Kovtun

Cashier

Elena Yakovlena

Teacher

Tamara Solodnikova

Tamara Solodnikova

Social Worker

Nikolai Kütt

Man on the Bridge

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Crew

Lukas Moodysson

Lukas Moodysson

Director, Screenplay

Lars Jönsson

Lars Jönsson

Producer

Ulf Brantås

Director of Photography

Michał Leszczyłowski

Editor

Oleg Morgunov

Editor

Bernhard Winkler

Editor

Nathan Larson

Nathan Larson

Original Music Composer

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