

Lilya 4-ever
2002-08-23 · 109 min · ★ 7.6
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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Production details
- Directors
- Lukas Moodysson
- Production companies
- Memfis Film, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Zentropa Entertainments
- Countries
- Denmark, Sweden
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,700,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,007,747
Top Cast
Oksana AkinshinaLilja
Artyom BogucharskyVolodja
Ljubov AgapovaLilja's Mother
Liilia ŠinkarjovaAunt Anna
Elina BenensonNatasha
Pavel PonomaryovAndrei
Anastasiya BedredinovaNeighbor
Tõnu KarkSergei
Nikolai BentslerNatasha's Boyfriend
Veronika KovtunCashier
Tamara SolodnikovaSocial Worker
Oleg RogatšovNatasha's Dad
Aleksandr OkunevVolodja's DadTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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