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.
- 7.6
- 2002
- Released
- 1h 49m
Oksana Akinshina
Lilja
Artyom Bogucharsky
Volodja
Ljubov Agapova
Lilja's Mother
Liilia Šinkarjova
Aunt Anna
Elina Benenson
Natasha
Pavel Ponomaryov
Andrei
Tomasz Neuman
Witek
Anastasiya Bedredinova
Neighbor
Tõnu Kark
Sergei
Nikolai Bentsler
Natasha's Boyfriend
Aleksander Dorosjkevitch
FriendYevgeni Gurov
FriendAleksandr Sokolenko
FriendMargo Kostelina
Cashier
Veronika Kovtun
CashierElena Yakovlena
Teacher
Tamara Solodnikova
Social WorkerNikolai Kütt
Man on the Bridge
Oleg Rogatšov
Natasha's Dad
Aleksandr Okunev
Volodja's Dad
Herardo Kontreras
Anna's Neighbour
Madis Kalmet
Man in Hotel Room
Bo Christer Hjelte
Lonely Man
Sten Erici
BMW-ManHermie Acereda
Man in SwedenGert Bondesson
Man in SwedenAnders Brinning
Man in Sweden
Johan Edlund
Man in SwedenHenryk Gwiazada
Man in SwedenRickard Mattila
Man in SwedenMichael Merikan
Man in SwedenJeff Norman
Man in SwedenTruls Rosén
Man in SwedenJacob Ryer
Man in SwedenFarhad Sina
Man in SwedenJohan Åkerblom
Man in SwedenJaanika
Go Go-dancerOlga
Go Go-dancer
Released
sv
$2,700,000.00
$1,007,747.00
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- #underground
- #despair
- #sweden
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- #human trafficking
- #based on true story
- #poverty
- #prostitution
- #sex trafficking
- #sex slavery
- #downward spiral
- #complex
- #teenage protagonist
- #teenager
- #intense
- #depressing
- #tragic
