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Lilya 4-ever (2002)

Lilya 4-ever (2002)

Drama Crime
Release Date: 2002, August 23
Directors: Lukas Moodysson
Countries: Denmark, Sweden
Production: Memfis Film, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film i Väst, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Svenska Filminstitutet, SVT, Zentropa Entertainments
Cast: Aleksandr Okunev, Oksana Akinshina, Artyom Bogucharsky, Ljubov Agapova, Liilia Šinkarjova, Elina Benenson, Pavel Ponomaryov, Tomasz Neuman, Anastasiya Bedredinova, Tõnu Kark, Nikolai Bentsler, Aleksander Dorosjkevitch

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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