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Lilja 4-ever

  • 2002
  • K-15
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
49K
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POPULARITY
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579
Oksana Akinshina in Lilja 4-ever (2002)
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Sixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend, the young boy Volodja, live in Russia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who is going to Sweden, and invi... Read allSixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend, the young boy Volodja, live in Russia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.Sixteen-year-old Lilja and her only friend, the young boy Volodja, live in Russia, fantasizing about a better life. One day, Lilja falls in love with Andrej, who is going to Sweden, and invites Lilja to come along and start a new life.

  • Director
    • Lukas Moodysson
  • Writer
    • Lukas Moodysson
  • Stars
    • Oksana Akinshina
    • Artyom Bogucharskiy
    • Pavel Ponomaryov
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    49K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,928
    579
    • Director
      • Lukas Moodysson
    • Writer
      • Lukas Moodysson
    • Stars
      • Oksana Akinshina
      • Artyom Bogucharskiy
      • Pavel Ponomaryov
    • 243User reviews
    • 113Critic reviews
    • 83Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 12 nominations

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    Oksana Akinshina and Elina Benenson in Lilja 4-ever (2002)
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    Oksana Akinshina
    Oksana Akinshina
    • Lilja
    • (as Oksana Akinsjina)
    Artyom Bogucharskiy
    Artyom Bogucharskiy
    • Volodya
    • (as Artiom Bogutjarskij)
    Pavel Ponomaryov
    Pavel Ponomaryov
    • Andrei
    • (as Pavel Ponomarjov)
    Lyubov Agapova
    Lyubov Agapova
    • Lilja's Mother
    • (as Ljubov Agapova)
    Liliya Shinkaryova
    Liliya Shinkaryova
    • Aunt Anna
    • (as Lilija Sjinkarjova)
    Elina Benenson
    Elina Benenson
    • Natasha
    Tomasz Neuman
    Tomasz Neuman
    • Witek
    • (as Tomas Neumann)
    Anastasiya Bedredinova
    • Neighbor
    • (as Anastasia Bedredinova)
    Tõnu Kark
    Tõnu Kark
    • Sergei
    Nikolai Bentsler
    • Natasha's Boyfriend
    • (as Nikolaj Bentsler)
    Aleksander Dorosjkevitch
    • Friend #1
    • (as Aleksander Dorosjkevitj)
    Yevgeni Gurov
    • Friend #2
    • (as Jevgenij Gurov)
    Aleksandr Sokolenko
    • Friend #3
    Margo Kostelina
    • Cashier #1
    Veronika Kovtun
    Veronika Kovtun
    • Cashier #2
    Jelena Jakovlena
    • Teacher
    • (as Jelena Jakovleva)
    Tamara Solodnikova
    Tamara Solodnikova
    • Social Worker
    Nikolai Kutt
    • Man on the bridge
    • (as Nikolai Kütt)
    • Director
      • Lukas Moodysson
    • Writer
      • Lukas Moodysson
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Based primarily on the real life of a Lithuanian girl Danguole Rasalaite, who ended up in Sweden after her mother took off and went to America. The film follows the events of Danguole's life pretty closely, with the main exception of the boy Volodja who is entirely fictional.
    • Goofs
      Roughly 49 minutes into the film there is a brief moment where the screen cuts to an error message reading "Media Missing". This is an error message in the editing software Avid when a video file is not located by the software. This means a short clip was not linked properly and the error message made it's way into the film.
    • Quotes

      Volodja: I killed myself and went to heaven and yeah, it's really good in heaven. But I regret it, 'cause I wanted to live on earth a little longer. You remain dead for all eternity, but you're alive only for a brief moment.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Mein Herz Brennt
      Written by Richard Kruspe (as R. Kruspe) / Till Lindemann (as T. Lindemann) / Oliver Riedel (as O. Riedel) / Paul Landers (as P. Landers) / Flake Lorenz (as D.C. Lorenz) / Christoph Schneider (as C.D. Schneider)

      Performed by Rammstein:

      Edited by Jacob Hellner

      With permission from Edition Rammstein / BMG Music Publishing Scandinavia AB / Motor Music,

      Hamburg - A Universal Music Company

    User reviews243

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Amazing, beautiful, shattering
    When "Lilya 4-ever" premiered in Sweden 15 years ago, it shattered many hearts and gave fire to a debate on human trafficking that would last for years. I finally watched Moodysson's amazing film and it broke my heart too.

    Twitter: @7thArtShortRevs (Mårten Larsson).
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    • Morten_5
    • Nov 27, 2017

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2002 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sweden
      • Denmark
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • Swedish
      • English
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Lilya 4-Ever
    • Filming locations
      • Film i Väst, Nohab Industrial Estate, Trollhättan, Västra Götalands län, Sweden(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Memfis Film
      • Det Danske Filminstitut
      • Film i Väst
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $184,023
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $33,731
      • Apr 20, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,007,747
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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