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Lilya 4-ever

Lilya 4-ever

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 23, 2002

Runtime

1h 49m

Genres

Crime, Drama

User Score

76%

Original Title

Lilja 4-Ever

Production Companies

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

Director

Lukas Moodysson

Budget

$4,600,000

Revenue

$1,007,747

Description

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.