Lilya 4-ever

About Lilya 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.

Lilya 4-ever is a 2002 crime film directed by Lukas Moodysson. It runs 109 minutes and was released in August 2002.

Its themes are complex, prostitution, nightclub, and poverty. The story is adapted from real events.

Oksana Akinshina takes the lead as Lilja, Artyom Bogucharsky as Volodja, Ljubov Agapova as Lilja's Mother, and Liilia Šinkarjova as Aunt Anna. The screenplay is by Lukas Moodysson. Produced by Zentropa Entertainments. In the United States it streams on ARROW, BFI Player Amazon Channel, and Fandor Amazon Channel.

The Deer Hunter, Girl, Interrupted, and Monster make useful companions to Lilya 4-ever, all filed under escape and suicide. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 696 votes and it carries a R rating.