Lilya 4-ever

Lilya 4-ever

109 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 23, 2002

Lilja lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilja hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute, and later meets Andrei. He offers her a good job in Sweden, but when Lilja arrives her life quickly enters a downward spiral.

Lilya 4-ever

109 mins | Drama, Crime | Aug. 23, 2002

Lilya 4-ever
Lilja lives in poverty and dreams of a better life. Her mother moves to the United States and abandons her to her aunt, who neglects her. Lilja hangs out with her friends, Natasha and Volodya, who is suicidal. Desperate for money, she starts working as a prostitute, and later meets Andrei. He offers her a good job in Sweden, but when Lilja arrives her life quickly enters a downward spiral.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Zentropa Entertainments, Det Danske Filminstitut, Memfis Film, Svenska Filminstitutet, Film i Väst, SVT, Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Original title Lilja 4-Ever
Directors Alexandra Dahlström, Malin Fornander, Lukas Moodysson
Writers Lukas Moodysson

Cast

Oksana Akinshina

as Lilja

Artyom Bogucharsky

as Volodja

Lyubov Agapova

as Lilja's Mother

Liliya Shinkaryova

as Aunt Anna

Elina Benenson

as Natasha

Pavel Ponomaryov

as Andrei

Tomasz Neuman

as Witek

Tõnu Kark

as Sergei

Nikolai Bentsler

as Natasha's Boyfriend

Yevgeni Gurov

as Friend

Margo Kostelina

as Cashier

Veronika Kovtun

as Cashier

Elena Yakovlena

as Teacher

Tamara Solodnikova

as Social Worker

Nikolai Kütt

as Man on the Bridge

Oleg Rogatchov

as Natasha's Dad

Aleksandr Okunev

as Volodja's Dad

Herardo Contreras

as Anna's Neighbour

Madis Kalmet

as Man in Hotel Room

Bo Christer Hjelte

as Lonely Man

Sten Erici

as BMW-Man

Hermie Acereda

as Man in Sweden

Gert Bondesson

as Man in Sweden

Anders Brinning

as Man in Sweden

Johan Edlund

as Man in Sweden

Henryk Gwiazada

as Man in Sweden

Rickard Mattila

as Man in Sweden

Michael Merikan

as Man in Sweden

Jeff Norman

as Man in Sweden

Truls Rosén

as Man in Sweden

Jacob Ryer

as Man in Sweden

Farhad Sina

as Man in Sweden

Johan Åkerblom

as Man in Sweden

Jaanika

as Go Go-dancer

Olga

as Go Go-dancer